Camden New Jersey USA-1959: The Small Boys Were Playing In The Swimming Pool In

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationCamden, New Jersey, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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The Small Boys Were Playing In The Swimming Pool In — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched day at a public swimming pool in Camden, New Jersey. Children play in the water under a large green and white beach umbrella, with a brick pavilion and lush trees in the background. The footage shows a young boy in a light-colored swimsuit near the pool's edge, while others swim in the distance. The camera pans across the scene, capturing the relaxed atmosphere of a mid-century American summer outing. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic look of a personal home movie 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: 123614057

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 1097 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: christening kids
Reel-level year note: 1959-1959
Reel-level location note: new jersey
Date: 1959 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: Camden, New Jersey, 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 American summer recreation requests needing public-pool home-movie footage from Camden, New Jersey.
Period detail: The pool railings, brick pavilion, striped umbrella, and color 8mm look may show mid-century public recreation design.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes swimmers and poolside activity from a casual visitor perspective rather than a staged setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a public pool, white metal fencing, swimmers, a striped umbrella, a brick pavilion, trees, and pool deck surfaces.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight fading, gate edges, and handheld framing that preserve a home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a brief summer insert, poolside cutaway, transition, or memory beat within a mid-century leisure sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents everyday public recreation in Camden as captured by a private camera, without identifying a specific facility.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Searches such as 1959 Camden pool footage, 1950s public swimming pool, 8mm summer recreation, and New Jersey home movie may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then Camden or 1959 footage, then broader 1950s swimming and summer leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Camden poolside home-movie frame showing white railings, a striped umbrella, brick pavilion columns, trees, and a distant person. — Poolside fencing and pavilion area with a striped umbrella and distant visitor.

Camden, New Jersey pool scene on 8mm film with white railings, pale water, brick pavilion supports, trees, and soft exposure. — White railings cross the pool area beneath trees and pavilion columns.

1959 home-movie view across a Camden public pool, with white fencing in front, swimmers in the water, and trees beyond. — The camera looks across the pool, with fencing in the foreground and swimmers farther back.

End frame of the Camden pool clip showing distant swimmers, white railings, pool water, trees, and handheld 8mm framing. — Distant swimmers appear in the pool beyond the foreground railings.

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