New York-1947: Two Women Standing On A Beach As Huge Waves Come In On A Very

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Year1947
Decade1940s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1947 New York

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Two Women Standing On A Beach As Huge Waves Come In On A... — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1947: Two women in vintage 1940s attire stand at the water's edge on a windswept beach, watching powerful waves crash ashore. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the raw energy of the ocean under a dramatic, cloudy sky. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and visible film perforations evoke a strong sense of nostalgia and historical authenticity. The women, one in a light dress and the other in a skirt and blouse, are seen from behind, their figures silhouetted against the churning sea. This authentic home movie footage offers a rare glimpse into mid-century leisure and the natural power of the Atlantic coast.

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: 124759087

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: 1947 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: New York, 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 1940s New York home-movie requests needing women at a rough Atlantic beach, ocean weather, or mid-century leisure cutaways.
Period detail: The women’s skirts, blouses, and soft color 8mm look support the supplied 1947 date and may show postwar beach clothing in a casual setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from behind as two women pause at the shoreline, giving the scene an unstaged family-film feeling rather than a posed portrait.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two women, foaming surf, a dark wave line, wet sand, windblown clothing, cloudy sky, film borders, and a later sky-and-cloud view.
Film character: The clip has soft focus, faded color, visible grain, frame edges, and slight handheld instability typical of scanned 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a beach-memory insert, a transition into coastal weather, or a brief cutaway for mid-century leisure and Atlantic surf.
Historical context: The footage visually places women at the water’s edge during a windy beach visit, suggesting informal recreation without proving a specific event or beach name.
Research note: People are visible from behind, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos or private property are visible, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1947 New York 8mm beach footage, two women watching waves, vintage home movie surf, and 1940s Atlantic coast leisure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1947 New York coastal footage, then broader home-movie scenes of beach weather and waves.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two women in 1940s clothing stand at the waterline on a New York beach as heavy surf rolls in. — Two women face breaking waves at the shoreline.

At a New York shoreline, two women are seen from behind near foaming waves in 1947 home-movie footage. — The pair steps toward the churning surf.

A soft, grainy home-movie view of streaked clouds and sky, likely following the beach scene. — A cloudy sky appears in the same film strip.

The 8mm frame shows a textured cloudy sky with faded color and visible archival film grain. — Cloud patterns continue across the frame.

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