Camden New Jersey-1962: A Group Of Young And Middle Aged People Swimming And Playing In Water

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationCamden, New Jersey, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Camden New Jersey

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A Group Of Young And Middle Aged People Swimming And... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a group of young and middle-aged people enjoying a sunny day swimming in open water. The grainy, color-bleached footage shows individuals splashing, laughing, and playing in the water, with one person mid-jump creating a large splash. The subjects wear classic swimsuits, and the natural, unscripted interactions convey a sense of carefree summer fun. This authentic slice of Americana offers nostalgic, archival footage perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed projects.

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: 124564182

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: 1962 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: Camden, New Jersey, 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 home-movie requests needing brief recreational swimming footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial memory sequences.
Period detail: The swimsuits, 8mm color stock, and casual open-water bathing may show early-1960s leisure style consistent with the 1962 Camden, New Jersey metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged social play as adults wade, splash, and face one another in the water from a family-filmed viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include swimmers in dark and light bathing suits, rippled blue water, splashing, soft handheld framing, film gate edges, and faces seen at a distance.
Film character: The footage has a soft 8mm home-movie look with visible grain, blue color bias, mild blur, and uneven exposure that read as physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short summer cutaway, family-memory insert, recreation transition, or period leisure beat between broader Camden or 1960s scenes.
Historical context: The scene shows informal group bathing and social recreation in open water, reflecting everyday leisure rather than a staged public event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, music, private property, or minors are apparent, but copyright and likeness rights are separate checks.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 8mm swimming home movie, Camden New Jersey recreation footage, vintage open-water bathing, and 1960s summer leisure scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Camden or New Jersey material from 1962, then broader 1960s swimming, summer, and family recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 8mm home-movie frame from Camden, New Jersey, showing three adults wading close together in rippled open water. — Adults gather in the water during a casual swimming scene.

Two adult swimmers wade through open water in a soft 8mm frame, with one figure seen from behind and another at right. — Swimmers move through the water in a brief home-movie moment.

Camden, New Jersey home-movie frame showing two adults wading apart in open water, with soft focus and visible film texture. — Two swimmers pause apart in the rippled water.

Soft, motion-blurred 8mm frame of adults playing or floating in open water during a 1962 swimming scene. — Swimmers blur together as they play or float in the water.

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