Dade County Florida-1955: Man Runs Through Ocean Waves At Beach

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

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Man Runs Through Ocean Waves At Beach — Clip Details

A man in black swim trunks runs through the surf at a Florida beach in this 1955 8mm home movie. Shot on vintage 8mm film, the footage captures him splashing through shallow waves, with another swimmer visible in the background. The grainy, slightly faded color and natural camera movement evoke a nostalgic, authentic feel of mid-century American beach life. This archival clip offers a candid glimpse into a summer day at the coast, perfect for historical or nostalgic content.

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: 123383216

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 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 1950s Florida beach-life requests needing candid home-movie footage of an adult swimmer moving through shallow surf.
Period detail: The black swim trunks, soft color, and 8mm home-movie handling may show mid-century leisure footage, with the 1955 Dade County setting supported by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged beach moment as a man runs toward the camera through small waves while another swimmer remains farther offshore.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in dark swim trunks, pale surf, shallow ocean water, a distant swimmer or float, sandy shoreline, and vertical film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, faded color, gate edges, and slight handheld movement typical of scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or transition for mid-century vacation, seaside recreation, or Florida family-travel sequences.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for casual adult beach recreation in a coastal Florida setting without identifying the specific beach or people shown.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed even where copyright status or source licensing is separately documented.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s Florida beach home movie, Dade County surf swimmer, 8mm ocean waves, and mid-century vacation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1955 Dade County beach footage, then broader 1950s ocean recreation or family-vacation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Adult man in dark swim trunks moves through low ocean waves in 1955 Dade County, Florida home-movie footage. — A man runs through shallow surf as small waves break around his legs.

Man in dark swim trunks steps through foamy beach water in the Dade County, Florida surf. — The swimmer moves toward shore through light foam and shallow water.

Adult beachgoer in dark trunks leans into motion at the surf line in 1955 Florida home-movie footage. — The man bends forward while moving quickly along the edge of the surf.

Open surf fills the frame, with a small distant swimmer or float visible in the water. — The camera catches mostly ocean surface, with a distant swimmer or float offshore.

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