Dade County Florida-1955: Two Men Swim In The Ocean A Little Scared And Happy

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

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Two Men Swim In The Ocean A Little Scared And Happy — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this vintage home movie captures two men swimming in the ocean off Dade County, Florida. One man, a balding older man, appears to be enjoying the water while another, younger man, raises his arms in excitement. The footage shows natural waves and a gray sky, with the characteristic grain and color palette of mid-century home movies. The scene evokes a sense of carefree summer recreation and personal memory.

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: 123384015

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: Supports 1950s editorial or documentary requests for candid Florida beach recreation, ocean swimming, and mid-century home-movie leisure footage.
Period detail: The 8mm color, swimwear, and informal seaside filming may show mid-1950s vacation or local recreation in Dade County, Florida.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged reactions as two adult men bob in rough surf, appearing amused, cautious, and animated around the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult swimmers, rolling ocean waves, pale horizon, gray sky, white surf, handheld framing, and dark film-strip borders.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of a mid-century home movie scan.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or transition for beach vacations, family travel, ocean play, or anxious fun in the surf.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual outdoor leisure and amateur vacation filming, with adults in the water rather than staged beach or resort activity.
Research note: Adult faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are visible, and copyright status is separate from subject clearance.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s 8mm Florida ocean swimming, Dade County home movie beach, men in surf, vintage Miami-area water recreation, and family travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel beach footage, then other 1955 Dade County material, then broader 1950s Florida vacation and ocean recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two adult men swim or stand in the ocean off Dade County, Florida, in 1955 home-movie footage. — Two men face the camera while standing in choppy ocean water.

An older adult man moves through rough ocean water as another swimmer appears farther out in the surf. — An older swimmer faces the camera with another person visible beyond the waves.

An older man remains near the camera as a second adult swimmer faces away in the Dade County surf. — One swimmer turns away while the older man stays closer to the camera.

An older man swims through choppy ocean water as a second adult swimmer is partly visible beyond the wave line. — A breaking wave rises near the older swimmer as another person remains offshore.

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