Catskill New York-1957: Women Enjoy The Beach And Ocean On A Sunny Day

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

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Women Enjoy The Beach And Ocean On A Sunny Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a sunny day at a beach in Catskill, New York. Women in classic swimsuits and dresses stand at the water's edge, wading into the ocean as gentle waves lap the shore. The footage shows a relaxed, nostalgic atmosphere with people enjoying a summer day by the water, their figures silhouetted against the bright sunlight. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film adds to the authentic mid-century feel, offering a glimpse into everyday leisure from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123442660

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 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

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: Fills 1950s American leisure and summer recreation requests; suits documentary, educational, or nostalgic editorial needing authentic mid-century waterfront footage.
Period detail: Women's clothing, including sundresses, dark two-piece swimsuits, and casual shorts, is consistent with late-1950s American beachwear; no visible anachronisms.
Home-movie behavior: Unstaged, informal group outing captured by an amateur cameraperson; one woman spontaneously waves at the camera while wading, conveying genuine holiday camaraderie.
What appears in frame: Sandy shoreline, gentle breaking waves, women in mid-century swimwear and summer dresses, a waving bather waist-deep in water, background swimmers with an inflatable ring, wet sand, rippled water surface.
Film character: Warm, slightly color-shifted 8mm palette with visible grain and mild highlight overexposure gives the footage an authentic home-movie texture consistent with the period.
Edit role: Works as a nostalgic memory beat or cultural cutaway in 1950s Americana, summer recreation, or women's leisure sequences; the waving woman provides a useful camera-acknowledgment moment.
Historical context: Depicts informal group leisure at a public waterfront, reflecting mid-century American working- and middle-class summer recreation; the Catskill region was a popular Hudson Valley resort area.
Research note: Identifiable faces are visible in frames 2 and 3; subjects are likely unidentified private individuals, but editorial or commercial use should consider likeness review; no copyright clearance is implied.
Research search match: Researchers may find this via queries such as '1950s women swimming home movie,' 'mid-century American beach leisure,' or 'vintage 8mm summer recreation New York.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same reel or Catskill/Hudson Valley location; then with 1950s American leisure footage; then with summer beachwear or family outing home movies from the same decade.

Still Frames From This Clip

Women in late-1950s swimsuits and summer dresses wade at a sandy waterfront, figures facing the water, circa 1957, New York. — Women at the water's edge, viewed from behind, circa 1957.

Women in mid-century summer dresses and swimwear stand at the waterline, facing outward, circa 1957, Catskill New York region. — Women facing the water at the shoreline, circa 1957.

A woman in a mid-century dark swimsuit waves with both hands raised at the camera while standing waist-deep in water, circa 1957. — Woman waving at camera from waist-deep water, circa 1957.

Foreground women in mid-century summer attire near the water; background group swims with an inflatable ring, circa 1957, New York waterfront. — Foreground women and background swimmers with inflatable ring, circa 1957.

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