Los Angeles California USA-1962: Woman Wading Into Ocean Waves

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

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Woman Wading Into Ocean Waves — Clip Details

A woman in a dark swimsuit and pink swim cap wades into the ocean waves at a sunny beach in Los Angeles, California, in 1962. Shot on 8mm film, the clip captures her walking through the surf, turning to wave, and eventually facing the open sea as waves crash around her. The footage shows natural film grain, slight color fading, and a dark border typical of vintage home movies. The scene evokes a sense of carefree summer joy and nostalgic Americana from the early 1960s.

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: 123714600

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

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 brief home-movie footage of a woman entering ocean surf.
Period detail: The dark one-piece swimsuit, swim cap, 8mm color palette, and open beach setting support an early 1960s leisure context.
Home-movie behavior: The woman wades into the water and faces the waves in an informal, unstaged home-movie moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in surf, dark swimsuit, pink swim cap, breaking waves, open ocean, horizon line, wet sand, and film borders.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight fading, handheld framing, and dark gate edges that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a beach cutaway, summer memory beat, vacation insert, or transition into broader coastal leisure material.
Historical context: The footage shows casual seaside recreation in Los Angeles, with one adult swimmer entering the Pacific surf.
Research note: An adult person is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, brands, private property, or audible music are indicated.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 Los Angeles beach home movie, woman wading into ocean, 8mm surf footage, and 1960s California vacation film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Los Angeles 1962 beach footage, then broader 1960s California seaside recreation.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1962 Los Angeles beach footage, a woman in a dark swimsuit and pink swim cap walks into breaking ocean waves. — A woman steps into the surf as waves break ahead of her.

The woman stands farther into the Los Angeles surf, facing the ocean as white waves roll toward shore. — The swimmer pauses in shallow water with breaking waves behind her.

A wave rises around the woman as she remains in the shallow ocean, seen from a handheld 8mm beach viewpoint. — White surf breaks around the swimmer near the shoreline.

The final 8mm frame appears mostly washed or blank, with faint vertical streaking and a dark film edge visible. — The clip ends on a pale, mostly blank film frame.

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