Michigan USA-1968: Men Hanging Out At A Pool Party

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationMichigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Men Hanging Out At A Pool Party — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1968 in Michigan, USA, capturing a lively poolside gathering. Men in classic 1960s attire, including a prominent red Hawaiian shirt with white floral patterns and a man in a blue patterned shirt, socialize near a swimming pool. The scene features casual interactions, with one man raising a cup in a toast. The footage shows natural film grain, slight color fading, and a handheld camera perspective, evoking authentic mid-century Americana and nostalgic summer memories.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122807047

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1018 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1968
Reel-level location note: chicago,macinaw island michigan
Date: 1968 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Michigan, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Michigan home-movie requests needing casual summer social life, poolside leisure, or mid-century family-and-friends gathering material.
Period detail: Visible era clues include short-sleeve collared shirts, sunglasses, straw hats, patterned leisure shirts, metal cups, and an outdoor public or club pool setting that fits the 1968 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in unstaged social behavior as men talk, sit in shade, raise cups, and move casually around a poolside picnic area.
What appears in frame: The frames show adult men, a swimming pool, picnic tables, shaded trees, a chain-link fence, metal cups, patterned shirts, and a light-colored building beyond the pool.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight fading, gate edges, and handheld framing that preserve the home-movie texture of the original scan.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or transitional insert for 1960s summer recreation, family gatherings, or poolside social scenes.
Historical context: The footage documents informal adult leisure around a pool, with clothing and behavior suggesting everyday middle-class social life rather than a staged event.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness permissions may be needed depending on use, while no logos or audible music are indicated and copyright clearance remains separate.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1968 Michigan 8mm pool party footage, 1960s men socializing outdoors, vintage home movie swimming pool, and mid-century summer gathering.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Michigan 1968 home movies, and then with broader 1960s pool party or summer leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 Michigan home-movie frame showing men socializing beside a swimming pool, including a red floral shirt, hats, and shaded picnic seating. — Men gather under trees near the pool, with a red floral shirt prominent in the foreground.

1968 Michigan poolside scene with adult men near shaded picnic tables, a swimming pool, and a man in a red shirt facing the camera. — A man in a red shirt stands near poolside seating as others talk in the shade.

1968 Michigan home-movie frame of a man raising a metal cup near shaded poolside seating while others socialize nearby. — A man lifts a cup beside the pool as the group continues talking under the trees.

1968 Michigan poolside home-movie frame showing a man in a red shirt drinking from a cup while other men stand near picnic tables. — The man in red drinks from a metal cup near the fenced pool and shaded tables.

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