Middletown Pennsylvania-1975: Man And Woman Riding Waves On Pool Float

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Year1947
Decade1940s
LocationMiddletown, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1947 Middletown

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Man And Woman Riding Waves On Pool Float — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from Middletown Pennsylvania in 1975 captures a man and woman enjoying a sunny day at the beach. They ride a dark pool float together through the crashing waves, with the woman wearing a white swim cap. The footage shows them tumbling and laughing in the surf, their bodies partially submerged as waves roll in. Shot on 8mm film, the clip features natural grain, soft focus, and the characteristic color palette of mid-1970s home movies, evoking a nostalgic, candid moment of summer recreation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123221447

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1947 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: Middletown, Pennsylvania, 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

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 requests needing 1940s home-movie footage of adults playing in surf, beach recreation, or casual summer leisure for documentary or museum use.
Period detail: The swim cap, simple dark float, soft 8mm color, and beachwear may show mid-century recreational style, though no landmark or dated object is visible.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged play as two adults ride a pool float, brace against breaking waves, and tumble in shallow surf.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adults, a white swim cap, a dark pool float, breaking waves, open water, wet sand, and handheld framing.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, slight blur, and saturated home-movie color that reads as physical film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short memory beat, beach-recreation cutaway, summer transition, or insert for leisure and vacation sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents ordinary beach play and shared adult recreation, without enough visual evidence to identify the beach, event, or exact social setting.
Research note: Adults are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from people rights.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1940s 8mm beach home movie, adults in surf, pool float in waves, swim cap, and vintage summer recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with Middletown Pennsylvania or 1947 material if verified, then with broader beach, surf, and home-movie leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1947 home-movie footage, two adults appear in breaking surf with a dark pool float, one wearing a white swim cap. — Two adults grip a dark float as a wave breaks around them.

An adult in a white swim cap leans over a dark pool float as another adult is partly visible in the surf. — The float pitches in foamy water as the swimmer steadies herself.

Two adults appear behind a low breaking wave, with the white swim cap and dark float partly visible in soft 8mm color. — A wave rises in front of the pair as they continue riding the float.

The riders appear partly separated from the float as surf breaks around them near the shoreline. — A breaking wave pushes the swimmers and float toward shore.

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