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Dade County Florida-1955: Man Wades Through The Ocean Towards The Shore As

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

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

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Man Wades Through The Ocean Towards The Shore As — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this vintage home movie captures an elderly man wading through the ocean waves at a Florida beach. He wears yellow swim trunks and smiles as he moves through the water, with gentle surf breaking around him. The footage shows natural film grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic black borders of a Super 8 home movie. The scene evokes a sense of quiet nostalgia and everyday summer leisure from the mid-20th century.

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
123384051

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

  • man ocean beach
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  • vintage swimwear
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  • 8mm film grain
  • vintage beach scene
  • 1950s family life
  • vintage summer memories

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1950s Florida beach leisure requests, especially documentary or educational edits needing brief home-movie footage of an older swimmer in ocean surf.
Period detail
The yellow swim trunks, handheld 8mm framing, and faded color palette support a mid-1950s beach home-movie setting without visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior
The clip preserves an unstaged family-camera moment as an elderly man smiles and wades toward shore through small waves.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include an older man, yellow swim trunks, shallow ocean water, breaking surf, wet skin, soft horizonless framing, and black film borders.
Film character
The footage has visible 8mm grain, muted color fading, soft focus, handheld movement, and dark frame edges that provide authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a short memory beat, beach-life cutaway, transition into family vacation material, or insert for midcentury leisure.
Historical context
The scene reflects everyday seaside recreation in Dade County, Florida, with no visible signage, architecture, or landmark confirming a more specific setting.
Research note
An identifiable adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright or footage licensing considerations.
Research search match
Relevant searches include 1950s Florida beach home movie, 8mm elderly man swimming, Dade County ocean surf, and vintage family vacation footage.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with the same reel, then with other 1955 Dade County beach footage, then with midcentury swimming and family vacation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Older man in yellow swim trunks wades through shallow ocean water in 1955 Dade County, Florida home-movie footage.
An older man moves through gentle surf while facing the camera.
Older man smiles toward the camera while standing waist-deep in surf in 1950s Florida beach footage.
The man smiles as a small wave breaks behind him.
Older man in yellow swim trunks turns slightly as shallow waves move around him at a Florida beach.
The swimmer turns in the water as surf rises around his waist.
Older man approaches the camera through shallow ocean surf in 1955 Dade County, Florida home-movie footage.
The man walks closer to the camera with waves behind him.

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