South Carolina USA-1961: Woman and Child Playing with Ball on Beach

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

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Woman and Child Playing with Ball on Beach — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched beach scene in South Carolina. A woman in a dark two-piece swimsuit stands on the sand, while another person in a patterned swimsuit plays with a colorful ball. The footage shows natural movement and grain, with a brief moment of motion blur as the camera shifts. The scene evokes a nostalgic 1960s summer day at the shore, with the beach and dunes stretching into the background. This authentic archival clip is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 123732454

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: Useful for 1960s South Carolina beach life requests needing informal home-movie footage of swimmers and ball play on sand.
Period detail: The swimsuits, 8mm color stock, and metadata-supported 1961 date place the scene in an early 1960s seaside leisure context.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in unstaged beach movement, with people walking, turning, and playing as the handheld camera catches brief, candid moments.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include sandy beach, low dunes, ocean or tidal water, swimsuit-clad beachgoers, a colorful ball, bright sun, and film gate edges.
Film character: Soft focus, grain, exposure variation, motion blur, and gate framing give the clip a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short memory beat, summer cutaway, beach-life insert, or transition within a 1960s family travel sequence.
Historical context: The clip shows ordinary recreational beach activity and may support visual context for midcentury American seaside leisure without claiming a specific event.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from appearance rights.
Research search match: Searches such as 1961 South Carolina beach home movie, 1960s 8mm beach ball play, vintage swimmers on sand, or family beach footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 South Carolina beach footage, then broader 1960s summer recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 South Carolina 8mm frame showing a woman in a dark two-piece swimsuit standing on open sand with water and low dunes behind her. — Woman standing on the beach in a dark swimsuit, with shoreline and dunes in the background.

Motion-blurred 1961 South Carolina beach frame with swimsuit-clad figures and a colorful ball crossing the sand near the water. — Blurred movement of beachgoers and a colorful ball during play on the sand.

1961 South Carolina beach frame showing a person in a patterned swimsuit from behind with a ball on the sand nearby. — Beachgoer in a patterned swimsuit with a ball on the sand, seen from behind.

Motion-blurred 1961 South Carolina 8mm frame of a beachgoer crossing the sand with a ball near the shoreline. — Blurred beachgoer moving across the sand with a ball near the shoreline.

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