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California USA-1971: Children Swimming and Splashing in Turquoise Pool

$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.

  • Year1971
  • Decade1970s
  • LocationCalifornia, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1971 California

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

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Children Swimming and Splashing in Turquoise Pool — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1971 captures a sunny day at a California backyard pool. The turquoise water ripples as children swim and splash, their movements creating gentle waves. The house features a tiled roof and large glass doors opening to a covered patio with tables and chairs. The footage shows natural film grain and slight color fading, evoking a nostalgic, sun-drenched summer memory. The camera remains mostly static, focusing on the pool and the joyful activity within.

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
125225099

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 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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Topics & Keywords

  • people
  • kids
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  • 1970s Americana
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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1970s California home-movie requests needing backyard pool recreation, family leisure, or summer swimming atmosphere for documentary or editorial use.
Period detail
The tiled roof, sliding glass doors, patio furniture, and soft 8mm color may show early 1970s suburban California leisure architecture and poolside design.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has unstaged home-movie value, with swimmers moving casually through the pool while the camera observes from a fixed family viewpoint.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include turquoise pool water, swimmers, a stucco house wall, glass patio doors, shaded tables and chairs, a tiled roof, and pool coping.
Film character
The footage carries 8mm texture through visible grain, mild softness, slight color fading, exposure variation, and contact-sheet frame edges.
Edit role
Editors could use this as a brief summer memory beat, family recreation cutaway, transition into 1970s leisure, or poolside atmosphere insert.
Historical context
The scene documents private or semi-private pool recreation in California, emphasizing domestic leisure rather than a public event or identifiable landmark.
Research note
People and likely minors are visible at a private pool setting, so likeness, minor consent, and property-context review should be considered separately from copyright status.
Research search match
Matches searches for 1971 California 8mm home movie swimming pool, 1970s kids in pool footage, vintage backyard pool, and family summer recreation.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other California 1971 home movies, then broader 1970s swimming pool or family leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 California 8mm frame showing a turquoise backyard pool beside a stucco house with tiled roof and covered patio seating.
Pool water ripples in front of a tiled-roof house and shaded patio.
1971 California pool scene with swimmers partly visible in turquoise water beside shaded patio doors and outdoor furniture.
Swimmers are partly visible in the pool near the patio side of the house.
1971 California home-movie frame of swimmers moving through a backyard pool in front of a stucco house and shaded patio.
Swimmers move across the pool while the camera stays fixed on the backyard setting.
1971 California 8mm frame showing a swimmer in a blue flotation ring in a backyard pool beside a stucco house wall.
A swimmer uses a blue flotation ring in the backyard pool.

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