Dade County Florida-1955: A Woman Walks Along The Sidewalk Of A Motel Wearing Shorts

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationDade, Florida, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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A Woman Walks Along The Sidewalk Of A Motel Wearing Shorts — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this vintage footage captures a woman in a light-colored dress and shorts walking along the sidewalk in front of the Tropicana Motel in Dade County, Florida. The scene features classic mid-century architecture, a retro sign, and a parked car, with another person visible at the entrance. The warm, slightly faded colors and film grain evoke a nostalgic 1950s Americana atmosphere, perfect for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 123382740

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

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 1573 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1955
Reel-level location note: florida
Date: 1955 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: Dade, Florida, 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 requests for 1950s Florida motel frontage, roadside lodging, or mid-century vacation travel as an editorial insert or location-establishing shot.
Period detail: The rounded motel sign, low facade, patio chairs, older parked cars, and summer clothing support a mid-1950s roadside lodging setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie feel as a woman walks past the motel entrance while another adult stands casually in the doorway.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Tropicana Motel sign, sidewalk, entrance, patio chairs, shrubs, parked cars, windows, and adults near the doorway.
Film character: Soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight fading, and handheld framing give the scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, travel-memory beat, motel exterior insert, or transition into a Florida vacation sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows mid-century roadside motel architecture and casual warm-weather dress without supporting broader claims about the motel or neighborhood.
Research note: People and a visible motel name require likeness and trademark or location review separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1955 8mm Florida motel exterior, Dade County roadside lodging, woman walking sidewalk, and mid-century travel home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel motel or travel scenes, then Dade County 1955 footage, then broader 1950s Florida roadside lodging and vacation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1955 Dade County, Florida motel exterior with a woman near the entrance, Tropicana Motel signage, chairs, shrubs, and cars. — A woman stands near the Tropicana Motel entrance beside patio chairs and shrubs.

1955 Dade County motel frontage showing two adults at the entrance under Tropicana Motel signage and parked cars beyond. — Two adults pause at the motel doorway beneath the curved Tropicana Motel sign.

1955 Dade County, Florida motel sidewalk with a woman walking past the entrance and Tropicana Motel sign above. — A woman walks along the sidewalk in front of the motel entrance.

1955 Dade County motel exterior with a woman walking past windows, shrubs, entrance chairs, and Tropicana Motel signage. — The woman continues past the motel facade as another person remains near the doorway.

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