Dade County Florida-1955: Two Men Swim and Play in Ocean Waves

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

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Two Men Swim and Play in Ocean Waves — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this vintage home movie captures two men enjoying a sunny day in the ocean at Dade County, Florida. The men, shirtless and smiling, wade and play in the gentle waves, their laughter and relaxed postures conveying pure summer joy. The footage shows natural film grain, slight color fading, and authentic Super 8 movement, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American beach life. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling about 1950s leisure and family memories.

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: 123383976

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: 1950s 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing a brief archival beach leisure scene with adults swimming in coastal Florida water.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century beach recreation through the simple swimwear, handheld 8mm color footage, and undeveloped ocean backdrop visible in the frames.
Home-movie behavior: Two adult men appear relaxed and playful as they wade, smile, wave, and splash toward the camera from the surf.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two shirtless adult men, ocean water, low waves, pale horizon, splashing surf, soft focus, and dark film gate edges.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, muted color, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or transition for mid-century vacation, beach, friendship, or leisure sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual adult beach recreation in 1950s Dade County without visible landmarks or signage to identify the exact shore.
Research note: Adult faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed even though no logos, private property, or audible music are indicated in the metadata.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1950s Florida beach home movie, 8mm men swimming in ocean, Dade County vacation footage, and mid-century seaside leisure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Dade County or 1955 beach footage, then broader 1950s swimming and vacation home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two adult men wade chest-deep in the ocean in 1955 Dade County, Florida home-movie footage, with soft focus and dark film edges. — Two men wade in shallow ocean water near a distant surf line.

Two shirtless adult men play in the Dade County ocean surf, one raising an arm beside a burst of splashing water. — One swimmer splashes or waves while another stands nearby in the surf.

Two adult men appear to smile toward the camera while swimming in green-blue ocean water in 1955 Florida home-movie footage. — The swimmers face the camera while bobbing in the choppy water.

A soft, blurred 8mm frame shows two adult swimmers partly submerged in the ocean, with the horizon and surf faintly visible. — The final frame softens into blurred swimmers and muted ocean water.

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