South Carolina USA-1961: Girl Running Happily Through Ocean Waves

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

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Girl Running Happily Through Ocean Waves — Clip Details

A young woman in a patterned one-piece swimsuit and swim cap runs joyfully through the shallow surf at a South Carolina beach in 1961. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures her splashing through the waves with a carefree smile, while another person briefly appears in the water. The grainy, sun-drenched visuals and faded colors evoke a nostalgic, authentic home movie feel from the early 1960s. The clip shows natural movement and the gentle motion of the ocean, offering a charming glimpse into a vintage seaside summer day.

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: 123732441

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s beach leisure requests needing authentic South Carolina home-movie footage of surf play and seaside vacation movement.
Period detail: The patterned one-piece swimsuit, swim cap, soft color, and 8mm handling support an early 1960s family beach setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged vacation behavior as a young woman runs through shallow waves while companions briefly share the surf.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a patterned swimsuit, swim cap, foamy surf, wet sand, open ocean, horizon, and other bathers.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, faded color, handheld framing, and sunlit exposure shifts typical of home-movie beach footage.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short memory beat, seaside cutaway, vacation insert, or transition into broader 1960s coastal recreation material.
Historical context: The footage shows casual mid-century beach recreation, with swimsuit styles and group surf play suggesting family or vacation leisure.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, private property, or music are apparent from the supplied metadata.
Research search match: Researchers may find this under 1961 South Carolina beach home movie, 8mm ocean waves, vintage woman running in surf, or 1960s seaside vacation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then South Carolina 1961 beach scenes, then broader 1960s family seaside leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In this 1961 South Carolina beach frame, a woman in a patterned one-piece swimsuit runs through shallow waves near the shoreline. — A woman runs through low surf along a sandy beach.

A woman in a patterned swimsuit and swim cap runs along the South Carolina shoreline as small waves break beside her. — The swimmer crosses wet sand beside breaking waves.

Two people appear in churning surf at the beach, with a red float or board partly visible among the waves. — Bathers are partly obscured by foamy surf and a red float.

Two adults in the surf face each other beside a red float or board as waves break behind them at the beach. — Two bathers share the surf beside a red float or board.

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