South Carolina USA-1961: Man Carrying Woman in Ocean Surf

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationSouth Carolina, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 South Carolina

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Man Carrying Woman in Ocean Surf — Clip Details

A man carries a woman on his shoulders in the shallow ocean waters of a South Carolina beach in 1961. Shot on 8mm film, the clip captures a joyful moment as the couple laughs and plays in the surf. The woman, wearing a dark patterned swimsuit, holds onto the man's head as he wades through the water. The scene is framed by the black borders of a home movie projector, with visible film grain and slight color fading characteristic of vintage Super 8 footage. This authentic slice of 1960s Americana evokes nostalgia and carefree summer memories.

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: 123732213

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1961 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: South Carolina, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s beach vacation sequences, South Carolina coastal recreation, or documentary inserts about informal summer leisure in home-movie footage.
Period detail: The swimsuits, shallow surf play, and 8mm home-movie framing support an early-1960s recreational beach setting without visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value as a man carries a woman on his shoulders while they laugh and move through the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adults in swimwear, shallow ocean water, small waves, distant shoreline, projector-frame borders, and muted film color.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm texture with soft focus, grain, slight fading, uneven exposure, and black frame edges from the scanned home-movie source.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief memory beat, cutaway, or transition within sequences about vacations, beaches, couples, or midcentury leisure.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual beach recreation and playful couple behavior in a domestic home-movie record rather than a staged public event.
Research note: Visible adults and recognizable faces require likeness review; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from personal rights.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 South Carolina beach home movie, 8mm couple in ocean, man carrying woman on shoulders, and vintage summer vacation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then South Carolina 1961 beach footage, then broader 1960s ocean vacation and couple recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1961 South Carolina beach footage, a man wades in the surf while carrying a woman on his shoulders. — A couple plays in the shallow surf as the woman sits on the man's shoulders.

A man in swim trunks carries a woman on his shoulders in shallow South Carolina surf in 1961 home-movie footage. — The man moves forward through the water while the woman balances above him.

The woman sits astride the man's shoulders while he stands in the shallow ocean, with soft 8mm grain and faded color. — The couple remains framed by the home-movie border while standing in the surf.

A playful shoulder carry continues in the South Carolina ocean, with visible frame borders and vintage 8mm texture. — The man holds the woman's legs as they move through calm beach water.

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