Dade County Florida-1955: Older Man Swimming Back To Shore From Ocean

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

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Older Man Swimming Back To Shore From Ocean — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this vintage home movie captures an older man swimming in the ocean at Dade County, Florida. The grainy, color-tinted footage shows him moving through the waves, with another swimmer visible in the distance. The man, wearing yellow swim trunks, emerges from the water and wades back toward the shore. The scene evokes a nostalgic summer day at the beach, with natural light and the gentle motion of the waves. This authentic 8mm home movie offers a candid glimpse into mid-century coastal recreation.

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: 123384029

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: Useful for 1950s archival requests needing mid-century Florida beach recreation, ocean swimming, or candid home-movie leisure footage for documentary or editorial use.
Period detail: The 8mm color home-movie look, simple swim trunks, and metadata-supported 1955 Dade County setting place the scene in mid-century coastal recreation.
Home-movie behavior: The clip shows an older man swimming through surf and wading back toward shore, captured from a casual beachgoer perspective rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rolling ocean surf, an older male swimmer, yellow swim trunks, another distant swimmer, white foam, open water, and a low shoreline viewpoint.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, muted color, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that give it a physical home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, beach-memory cutaway, transition into Florida recreation, or visual beat for aging, summer, or family travel themes.
Historical context: The scene documents ordinary beach activity in Dade County, Florida, showing ocean swimming as a casual mid-century leisure moment without visible commercial signage or landmarks.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright status; no logos, private property, minors, or audible music are indicated.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1955 Dade County Florida beach footage, 8mm older man swimming, mid-century ocean recreation, home movie surf, and vintage Florida vacation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1955 Dade County beach scenes, then broader 1950s Florida ocean recreation and family travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1955 Dade County home-movie frame showing an older man swimming through choppy ocean water with a distant swimmer behind him. — An older swimmer moves through the surf while another person is visible farther out in the water.

1955 Dade County frame with an older man partly visible in the surf and another swimmer farther out in the ocean. — The swimmer's head and shoulders appear above the waves as surf rolls across the frame.

1955 Dade County home-movie still showing an older man closer to shore, pushing through foamy ocean surf. — The man swims toward the camera as a wave breaks around his shoulders.

1955 Dade County frame showing an older man wearing yellow swim trunks as he wades through shallow surf toward shore. — The swimmer emerges from the water in yellow trunks, with waves and open ocean behind him.

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