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Dade County Florida-1955: Boy And His Companion Swimming In Ocean On Cloudy Day

  • Year1955
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationDade, Florida, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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Boy And His Companion Swimming In Ocean On Cloudy Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this vintage home movie captures a young boy and a companion swimming in the ocean off Dade County, Florida. The grainy, slightly faded footage shows two figures wading and swimming in calm, gray-green water under an overcast sky. Gentle waves roll in the background as the subjects move through the surf. The image is framed by the dark borders of a film projector, with visible scratches and dust typical of archival Super 8 footage. This nostalgic clip evokes mid-century American beach life and family memories.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
123383294

Rights & Clearance

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 1573 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note
1955
Reel-level location note
florida
Date
1955 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Dade, Florida, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • male
  • dog
  • sea
  • waves
  • swimming
  • boy
  • companion
  • brave
  • rapids
  • cloudy
  • day
  • animals
  • wildlife
  • florida miami housing
  • 1955 beach footage
  • Dade County Florida
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 home movie
  • swimming in ocean
  • cloudy day
  • vintage family vacation
  • retro beach scene
  • archival footage
  • 1950s home movie
  • classic American nostalgia
  • vintage swimming clip
  • old film grain
  • 8mm film footage
  • vintage ocean scene
  • 1950s family life
  • vintage Florida footage
  • archival swimming
  • nostalgic home movie
  • vintage beach memory

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1950s home-movie requests needing brief ocean swimming footage from Dade County, Florida for documentary, museum, educational, or memory-sequence use.

Still Frames From This Clip

1955 Dade County home-movie frame showing two distant swimmers in gray-green ocean water under cloudy light.
Two swimmers move through calm surf in a soft, grainy 8mm frame.

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