Bahamas-1969: Vintage 8mm Footage of Resort Pool and Sunbathers

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Vintage 8mm Footage of Resort Pool and Sunbathers — Clip Details

BAHAMAS-1969: A vibrant 8mm home movie captures a sunny day at a resort swimming pool. Guests in 1960s swimwear relax on striped lounge chairs and sunbathe on blue and white towels, while others swim in the pool. A large yellow beach umbrella with a white scalloped edge stands prominently in the foreground. The scene features a mix of adults and children enjoying leisure time, with a man in a yellow shirt and white pants seated in the background. The footage exhibits the characteristic grain and color saturation of vintage 8mm film from the late 1960s.

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: 125062372

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 1022 · Super 8 · 5″ reel
Original reel label: cruise
Reel-level year note: 1969
Reel-level location note: bahamas
Date: 1969 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Bahamas Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for requests needing late-1960s 8mm resort leisure footage in the Bahamas for documentary, museum, educational, or commercial memory sequences.
Period detail: The swimwear, striped loungers, patio furniture, and saturated 8mm color may show late-1960s resort recreation style.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged visitor view of guests sunbathing, sitting, and swimming around a resort pool.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a curving swimming pool, striped towels, lounge chairs, sunbathers, swimmers, patio tables, and a large yellow umbrella.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, warm color saturation, slight blur, and handheld framing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a resort-life insert, vacation transition, leisure cutaway, or brief memory beat.
Historical context: The scene reflects mid-century tourist leisure around a hotel or resort pool without identifying the property or guests.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright or film-source permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for Bahamas 1969 8mm resort pool footage, vintage vacation swimming, sunbathers, lounge chairs, and yellow umbrella.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Bahamas 1969 material, then broader 1960s resort or poolside leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Bahamas resort pool scene with adults sunbathing on striped towels while others sit near lounge chairs. — Poolside guests relax on towels and chairs near a large yellow umbrella.

Bahamas resort pool deck in 1969 with seated guests, loungers, towels, and a large yellow umbrella partly blocking the pool. — Guests sit and recline around the pool deck as the umbrella fills the foreground.

1969 Bahamas resort pool view with a metal ladder, yellow umbrella, and swimmers or guests at the edge of the water. — The camera looks across the pool edge toward chairs and people on the deck.

Bahamas resort pool in 1969 with several swimmers in dark water near a metal ladder and lounge chairs beyond the pool edge. — Swimmers gather near the pool ladder while lounge chairs line the deck.

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