Kansas City Missouri-1959: Two Women in Swimsuits Preparing Food Outdoors

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationKansas City, Missouri, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 Kansas City Missouri

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Two Women in Swimsuits Preparing Food Outdoors — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures two women in swimsuits preparing food outdoors. One woman wears a black one-piece swimsuit while the other wears a vibrant purple one-piece. They stand at a table covered with a white cloth, handling food items and containers under leafy trees. The scene unfolds in a natural, rocky setting with dappled sunlight filtering through the foliage. The footage exhibits classic 8mm film grain and color saturation, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American leisure and domestic life.

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: 123141078

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: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1959 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Kansas City, Missouri, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s home-movie requests showing informal outdoor leisure, food preparation, and women in swimsuits for documentary or educational inserts.
Period detail: The swimsuits, picnic supplies, and 8mm color home-movie look support a late-1950s domestic leisure setting, with Kansas City, Missouri and 1959 supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has unstaged value as the women handle food and supplies casually while moving around an outdoor table in a rocky, shaded setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two women in one-piece swimsuits, a covered table, food containers, a yellow product box, a cooler or jug, trees, rocks, and dappled sunlight.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, soft focus, saturated color, gate edges, slight handheld framing, and uneven exposure typical of scanned mid-century home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, picnic preparation insert, summer leisure beat, or domestic memory detail within a 1950s montage.
Historical context: The clip visually reflects informal mid-century American outdoor recreation and food preparation without supporting broader claims about the event or people shown.
Research note: People and possible branded packaging are visible, so likeness and trademark review may be needed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1959 8mm home movie women swimsuits outdoor food preparation, 1950s picnic footage, and Kansas City family leisure film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1959 Kansas City material, then similar 1950s outdoor picnic or swimsuit leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Kansas City home-movie frame showing two women in one-piece swimsuits preparing food at an outdoor table in a shaded rocky setting. — Two women handle food and supplies at a covered table outdoors.

1959 Kansas City home-movie frame with a woman in a purple one-piece swimsuit carrying a container beside picnic supplies outdoors. — A woman in a purple swimsuit carries a container past picnic supplies.

1959 Kansas City home-movie frame showing a woman in a purple swimsuit bending near a container among rocks and trees. — A woman bends to reach a container in the shaded outdoor setting.

1959 Kansas City home-movie frame with a woman in a purple one-piece swimsuit reaching toward a container in a rocky shaded area. — The woman reaches down toward a container beside rocks and trees.

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