Dade County Florida-1955: Man and Companion in Ocean Waves

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

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Man and Companion in Ocean Waves — Clip Details

DADE COUNTY FLORIDA-1955: Two people swim in the ocean waves, their figures partially submerged as they move through the clear water. A man in dark swim trunks stands at the shoreline, then turns and runs into the surf, splashing through the breaking waves. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural motion and the grainy texture of vintage home movie film, capturing a candid moment of seaside recreation in the 1950s.

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: 123383913

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Florida seaside recreation requests needing brief home-movie ocean swimming, surf play, or vacation cutaways.
Period detail: The 8mm color look, simple dark swim trunks, and metadata-supported 1955 Dade County setting place the scene in midcentury Florida beach life.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged movement: swimmers treading and splashing while a man enters the surf from the shore.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two swimmers, a man in dark trunks, breaking waves, shallow turquoise water, ocean horizon, foam, and handheld framing.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, gate edges, and handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short memory beat, beach cutaway, vacation insert, or transition into midcentury Florida leisure material.
Historical context: The footage shows casual ocean bathing in Dade County, Florida, reflecting everyday recreational beach activity without identifiable landmarks.
Research note: People are visible and may require likeness review; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from permissions.
Research search match: Search phrases include 1955 Dade County beach swimming, 1950s Florida ocean home movie, 8mm swimmers in surf, and vintage Miami-area seaside recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1955 Dade County beach scenes, then broader 1950s Florida vacation or ocean recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two people swim in the ocean in 1955 Dade County, Florida, with soft 8mm grain and water splashing around them. — Two swimmers move through shallow ocean water as small waves break around them.

Two swimmers continue through the surf in 1955 Dade County, Florida, one raising an arm above the water. — Swimmers splash through the ocean, with one arm visible above the breaking water.

A man in dark swim trunks stands near the surf in 1955 Dade County, Florida, facing the ocean from the beach edge. — A man stands at the edge of the water before entering the breaking surf.

A man runs into the breaking surf in 1955 Dade County, Florida, seen from behind in grainy 8mm footage. — The man moves into the water as a small wave breaks around his legs.

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