New York USA-1954: Women Playing On Beach In Front Of Sea And Old Men Watching

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Year1954
Decade1950s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Women Playing On Beach In Front Of Sea And Old Men Watching — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1954, this vintage home movie captures a sunny day at the beach in New York. Women in classic swimsuits play in the surf while men in swim trunks watch from the shoreline. The footage shows natural movement and playful energy, with gentle waves lapping the shore under a bright sky. The grainy texture and color palette reflect authentic 1950s home movie aesthetics, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century beach life and leisure.

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: 125301491

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 1069 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: barlans, bears house,goodmans,bar mitzvah,steve
Reel-level year note: 1953-1954
Reel-level location note: new york city
Date: 1954 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: New York, 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 1950s New York leisure, beachgoing, summer recreation, and mid-century home-movie inserts in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The swimsuits, 8mm color stock, and casual shoreline activity may show mid-1950s beach fashion and recreational habits.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in unstaged movement as women play in shallow surf while men stand nearby and watch from the waterline.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include ocean horizon, breaking waves, women in swimsuits, men in swim trunks, wet shoreline, bright sky, and handheld framing.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief beach insert, summer memory beat, leisure cutaway, or transition into mid-century coastal life.
Historical context: The footage shows casual mixed adult beach recreation, with swimmers and onlookers sharing a public shoreline setting.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright and any location permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1954 New York beach home movie, 1950s women in swimsuits, 8mm seaside recreation, and vintage surf footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1954 New York beach footage, then broader 1950s summer leisure or coastal recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1954 New York beach home-movie frame showing a woman in a swimsuit near gentle waves under a bright sky. — A woman pauses in the shallow surf with the sea stretching behind her.

1954 New York beach frame with a woman moving through shallow water and a man partly visible near the shoreline. — A woman walks through the surf while another beachgoer stands at the frame edge.

1954 New York beach home-movie frame showing adults in swimsuits gathered at the edge of a breaking wave. — Adults play and watch as a small wave rolls toward the shore.

1954 New York beach frame showing a woman near foamy surf while a man in red trunks is cropped at the right edge. — A woman faces the water as foam reaches the shoreline and a man stands nearby.

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