Catskill New York-1957: A Girl Playing In The Sand And A Family Sitting On The

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationCatskill, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 Catskill New York

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A Girl Playing In The Sand And A Family Sitting On The — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched day at a New York beach. A young woman in a blue sleeveless dress and sunglasses lies on the sand, playfully drawing in the grains. The scene shifts to a family group relaxing on towels, with a man in a checkered hat and a woman in a light dress. The final frames reveal a wider view of the crowded shoreline, with people swimming, sunbathing, and a small boat on the sparkling water. The footage features natural film grain, warm color tones, and authentic 1950s beach attire, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American leisure.

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: 123442512

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1256 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #8
Reel-level year note: 1957-1958
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1957 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: Catskill, New York, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Serves documentary and educational requests for 1950s American leisure culture and East Coast beach life; works as period B-roll or memory-sequence material.
Period detail: Visible 1950s markers include oversized sunglasses, a plaid bucket hat, white cotton casual separates, and a red-checked blanket consistent with mid-century American beach style.
Home-movie behavior: The woman's direct glance and playful pose toward the camera suggest a casual family-shot moment rather than staged footage, a classic home-movie subject-to-filmmaker intimacy.
What appears in frame: Blue sleeveless top, oversized sunglasses, textured dry sand, checkered bucket hat, beach blankets and gear, a small figure between adults, crowded bathers near a hazy waterline.
Film character: 8mm color stock shows warm amber-shifted tones, visible film grain across sand textures, and a heat-haze softness in the wide shoreline frame that lends authentic period atmosphere.
Edit role: Opens as a close character insert, cuts to a family group on the beach, then closes with a wide atmospheric shoreline; a self-contained three-beat sequence usable as a memory montage or era-establishing passage.
Historical context: The crowded public beach and casual leisure attire reflect postwar American middle-class vacation culture; the Catskill region was a major New York-area recreation destination in the late 1950s.
Research note: Identifiable adult faces appear in frames 0 through 2, and a small figure consistent with a child appears in frame 2; all require editorial-use licensing review; no logos or private property identified.
Research search match: 1950s American beach home movie 8mm color, New York summer leisure footage, mid-century family beach day.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with clips from the same reel or same-year New York footage; then with 1950s East Coast beach and leisure material; then mid-century American family home movie sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

Young woman in blue sleeveless top and 1950s-style sunglasses reclines on beach sand tracing a pattern, in 8mm home movie footage from New York, 1957. — Woman drawing in sand at a New York beach, 1957.

Close view of a woman in a blue sleeveless shirt reclining on beach sand and looking toward the camera, 1950s New York beach home movie, 1957. — Woman on beach sand looking toward camera, New York, 1957.

A man in a plaid bucket hat and a woman in a light dress sit together on a beach blanket with items spread around them; a small figure consistent with a child appears between them, New York beach, 1957. — Family group resting on beach blanket, New York, 1957.

Wide shot of a crowded summer beach with silhouetted bathers near the waterline, shot with warm hazy exposure on 8mm film, New York, circa 1957. — Crowded beach shoreline with bathers near the water, New York, 1957.

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