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Dade County Florida-1955: Vintage 8mm Beach Scene with Lifeguard Station and Swimmers

  • Year1955
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationDade, Florida, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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Vintage 8mm Beach Scene with Lifeguard Station and Swimmers — Clip Details

DADE COUNTY FLORIDA-1955: This vintage 8mm home movie captures a nostalgic beach scene with a lifeguard station, rows of wooden lounge chairs, and palm trees lining the shore. A few people are seen relaxing and enjoying the ocean, with one person swimming in the water. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics, including soft focus, faded colors, and natural grain, evoking a sense of mid-century American leisure and vacation life.

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
123383395

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

  • water
  • tree
  • sand
  • table
  • resort
  • person
  • enjoy
  • beach
  • holidays
  • florida miami housing
  • 1950s beach vacation
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Florida beach life
  • lifeguard station
  • wooden lounge chairs
  • palm trees
  • ocean swimming
  • mid-century leisure
  • retro home movie
  • archival footage
  • nostalgic beach scene
  • 1955 Florida
  • Super 8 film
  • vintage Americana
  • beach resort
  • family vacation
  • old film
  • 8mm home movie
  • historical footage
  • classic beach day

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1950s Florida beach leisure requests needing brief home-movie atmosphere, resort shoreline context, or mid-century vacation cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

Beach chairs beside a lifeguard station with ocean surf and a few people nearby.

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