Los Angeles California USA-1962: People Swimming In The Ocean

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

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

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People Swimming In The Ocean — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched beach scene in Los Angeles, California. A person in a pink swim cap wades through gentle waves, while others swim further out in the blue ocean under a clear sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, color fading, and a dark border, evoking a nostalgic 1960s summer vacation. The handheld camera follows the swimmers with subtle movement, preserving a candid moment of seaside joy and leisure.

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: 123714584

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Los Angeles beach-life requests needing real 8mm home-movie footage of ocean swimming and summer leisure.
Period detail: The clip may show early-1960s beach recreation through swimwear, a pink swim cap, and casual ocean bathing visible in the home-movie frames.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged observation of swimmers wading and bobbing in surf from a handheld family-film viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include breaking surf, blue ocean horizon, swimmers offshore, one person in a pink swim cap, bright sky, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm texture with soft focus, visible grain, color shift toward blue, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition for midcentury California beach recreation and family-vacation sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects public seaside leisure and ocean swimming as captured by a private camera, without identifying a specific beach or event.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos, brands, private property, or audible music are indicated.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 Los Angeles 8mm beach footage, vintage ocean swimming, California surf home movie, and 1960s seaside leisure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Los Angeles 1962 beach material, then broader vintage swimming and summer-vacation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a swimmer wading in white surf while other small figures appear farther offshore. — A swimmer stands in breaking waves as the ocean horizon fills the background.

1962 Los Angeles beach footage frame with a pink-capped swimmer standing in foamy waves under a clear blue sky. — A pink-capped swimmer remains upright as waves break around them.

Home-movie frame from 1962 Los Angeles showing a swimmer close to a cresting wave, with soft 8mm grain and blue color shift. — A swimmer faces the surf as a wave rises across the midground.

1962 Los Angeles beach frame showing a person standing in shallow waves, with several distant swimmers beyond the surf line. — A lone figure stands in the foreground surf with other swimmers farther out.

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