California USA-1971: Swimmers and Sunbathers at California Pool

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 · California, United States
StatusDirect License

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Swimmers and Sunbathers at California Pool — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1971 captures a sunny day at a California poolside. A man and a woman swim in the turquoise water, with the woman wearing a patterned swim cap. Nearby, people relax under a large red-and-white striped umbrella at a table, seeking shade on the concrete patio. The scene features a distinctive purple wall and a tiled roof, with the warm, slightly faded colors and film grain characteristic of Super 8 footage. This nostalgic clip offers authentic archival material 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: 125225072

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 1758 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: III-02,sacto state
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: california,sacramento
Date: 1971 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: California, United States 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s California home-movie requests needing poolside recreation, leisure travel, or suburban resort cutaways with visible swimmers and shaded patio activity.
Period detail: The striped patio umbrella, swim cap, concrete pool deck, tiled roof, and faded 8mm color may show early 1970s leisure styling in California.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value as swimmers linger in the pool while other adults sit casually in shade nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a turquoise swimming pool, two adult swimmers, a patterned swim cap, striped umbrella, patio table, concrete deck, purple wall, and tiled roof.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and mild color fading under bright sun.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, memory beat, vacation cutaway, or transition into a 1970s recreation or California leisure sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents everyday warm-weather social recreation around a pool, with adults swimming and sitting in shade rather than posing for the camera.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, but copyright, location, and property context should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1971 California 8mm pool footage, 1970s home movie swimming, vintage motel or patio pool, and adults relaxing by a swimming pool.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then California 1971 pool or travel material, then broader 1970s recreation and vacation home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 California poolside home-movie frame showing adults seated under a striped umbrella near a purple wall and tiled roof. — Adults sit in shade at a patio table beside the swimming pool.
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California poolside view from 1971 with a purple wall, tiled-roof structure, umbrella edge, and turquoise pool water. — The camera holds on the pool deck and surrounding patio architecture.
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1971 California home-movie frame of two adult swimmers in a pool, one wearing a patterned swim cap. — Two adults swim near the pool edge in bright daylight.
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1971 California pool scene with two adult swimmers, including a woman in a swim cap, near a purple wall. — The swimmers pause near the pool edge and appear to face one another.
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