New York-1947: Two Women Walk Barefoot Along The Shore While Waves Crash At

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

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Two Women Walk Barefoot Along The Shore While Waves Crash At — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1947, this vintage home movie captures two women walking barefoot along a sandy beach in New York. They stroll side by side near the water's edge as waves crash behind them, their figures slightly blurred by motion and the film's natural grain. One woman wears a light-colored dress, the other a white top and skirt, both with period hairstyles. The footage shows classic Super 8 color tones and subtle film imperfections, evoking a nostalgic, candid moment from mid-century America.

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: 124759112

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

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 beach-life requests needing brief home-movie footage of adult women walking at the shoreline for documentary or editorial use.
Period detail: The women’s dresses, skirts, barefoot beachwear, and curled hairstyles may show late-1940s leisure style, supported by the clip metadata date of 1947.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has unstaged value as two adult women walk casually near the surf, glancing and moving as if filmed by a companion rather than directed.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two women, sandy beach, foamy waves, shoreline water, light dresses, bare feet, and soft handheld framing.
Film character: The 8mm image carries muted color, visible grain, soft focus, slight motion blur, and handheld exposure shifts that mark it as physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, seaside transition, memory beat, or period cutaway for mid-century leisure and family-history sequences.
Historical context: The footage shows ordinary coastal recreation in New York, with adult women walking close to the water as waves break behind them.
Research note: Adult faces are visible but not identified; copyright, likeness, and any location-specific permissions should be reviewed separately before commercial use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1947 8mm New York beach home movie, women walking barefoot at shore, vintage ocean waves, and mid-century seaside footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1947 New York beach footage, then broader 1940s home-movie seaside scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soft 8mm frame from a 1947 New York beach scene showing partial adult figures walking through shallow shoreline water. — Partial view of beachgoers walking through shallow surf.

Two adult women walk barefoot along a New York shoreline in 1947, with foamy waves breaking behind them. — Two women walk near the surf as waves break behind them.

Two adult women in period beach clothing walk toward the camera on a 1947 New York beach as surf rolls in behind them. — Women approach the camera along the wet shoreline.

Two adult women are seen at the water’s edge on a 1947 New York beach, framed against foamy ocean waves. — The pair moves at the water’s edge with waves filling the background.

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