Los Angeles California USA-1962: Woman Swimming In Ocean Waves

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationLos Angeles, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

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Woman Swimming In Ocean Waves — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a sunny day at the beach in Los Angeles, California. A woman in a dark swimsuit and pink swim cap stands waist-deep in the ocean as waves roll in, while other swimmers enjoy the water in the distance. The footage shows natural film grain, slight color fading, and a dark frame border typical of Super 8 home movies. The scene evokes a nostalgic, carefree summer atmosphere from the early 1960s.

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: 123714564

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 1236 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: disneyland
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1962 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: Los Angeles, California, 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 1960s Los Angeles beach-life requests needing real 8mm home-movie footage of ocean swimming and surf activity.
Period detail: The swimsuits, pink swim cap, film color, and casual beach framing support an early-1960s home-movie setting without visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged family-film view of a woman standing in incoming surf while other swimmers move through the waves.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a dark swimsuit and pink cap, breaking waves, distant swimmers, blue ocean, pale sky, film borders, and light scratches.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm focus, visible grain, faded blue color, gate weave, and dark frame edges that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, summer memory beat, beach transition, or cutaway for mid-century California leisure.
Historical context: The scene shows ordinary public beach recreation in Los Angeles, with swimmers spaced across active surf and no identifiable signage or landmarks.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos, private property, or music are evident from the supplied metadata.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 Los Angeles beach home movie, 8mm woman swimming in ocean waves, vintage California surf, and 1960s beachgoers.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Los Angeles beach footage, then broader 1960s ocean and summer recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles beach home-movie frame showing a woman in a dark swimsuit and pink cap standing waist-deep in breaking waves. — A woman stands in the surf as swimmers move through the waves behind her.

1962 Los Angeles ocean scene with a woman in a swim cap standing among white waves and other swimmers in the background. — Foamy waves roll around a woman standing near the center of the beach frame.

Vintage 8mm beach frame from Los Angeles showing a woman in surf below a blue horizon with swimmers scattered offshore. — The swimmer remains in shallow surf as a larger wave breaks behind her.

1962 Los Angeles home-movie still showing a woman waist-deep in choppy ocean water as waves rise behind her. — A woman pauses in the water while choppy surf and distant swimmers fill the background.

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