South Carolina USA-1961: Two Men Play in Ocean with Pink Raft

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

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Two Men Play in Ocean with Pink Raft — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures two young men enjoying a sunny day at the beach in South Carolina. One man rides a pink inflatable raft through the waves while another stands in the surf, both immersed in the ocean under a clear blue sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight motion blur, and natural color fading, evoking a nostalgic 1960s summer vacation. The handheld camera follows the action with a casual, personal feel, preserving a candid moment of seaside recreation.

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: 123732424

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 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

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: 1960s South Carolina beach home-movie footage for productions needing brief seaside recreation, vacation, or youth leisure material.
Period detail: The swimwear, inflatable raft, soft color, and 8mm home-movie handling support an early-1960s vacation scene without visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged moment of two young men playing in surf as a handheld camera watches from the beach or shallow water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include ocean surf, a pink inflatable raft, two young men, breaking waves, blue sky, wet sand or shallow water, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage has rounded 8mm frame edges, soft focus, visible grain, faded color, slight motion blur, and handheld framing typical of amateur vacation film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, beach-life cutaway, or transition within a 1960s travel or family-history sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual mid-century beach recreation, showing young adults in open surf with an inflatable raft and no commercial signage visible.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate from appearance rights.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1961 8mm South Carolina beach, men in ocean with raft, vintage surf play, and 1960s home movie seaside vacation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then South Carolina 1961 beach material, then broader 1960s ocean recreation or vacation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 South Carolina beach home-movie frame showing two young men in the surf, one holding a pink inflatable raft as waves break behind them. — Two young men stand in the surf while one handles a pink inflatable raft.

1961 South Carolina beach footage frame with a young man on a pink inflatable raft and another person standing at the edge of the breaking surf. — A raft rider faces the waves while another person stands nearby in the water.

1961 South Carolina beach frame showing a young man and pink inflatable raft partly hidden by a breaking wave in soft 8mm color. — A breaking wave partly covers the raft and rider in the surf.

1961 South Carolina beach home-movie frame showing a young man prone on a pink inflatable raft as surf washes around him. — A young man rides low on the inflatable raft through choppy water.

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