New York USA-1954: A Woman On The Beach Wearing A Floral Bathing Suit And Knitting

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

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A Woman On The Beach Wearing A Floral Bathing Suit And... — Clip Details

A woman in a floral-patterned bathing suit knits with purple yarn on a sunny beach in this 1954 8mm home movie. She wears sunglasses and focuses intently on her handcraft, her hands moving rhythmically with knitting needles. The vintage footage captures the relaxed atmosphere of a mid-century beach outing, with natural sunlight highlighting the textured fabric and the grainy quality of the Super 8 film. This authentic slice of Americana showcases everyday leisure and domestic craft from the 1950s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 125301971

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 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 home-movie requests needing beach leisure, women's summer dress, or domestic craft shown in an informal outdoor setting.
Period detail: The floral bathing suit, dark sunglasses, and 8mm color home-movie texture support a mid-century beach setting consistent with the 1954 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The woman appears absorbed in knitting rather than posing, giving the clip an unstaged record of quiet handwork during a beach outing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in sunglasses, a floral bathing suit, purple yarn, knitting needles, sunlit skin, and a sandy or pale beach background.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, warm daylight exposure, slight softness, and minor frame-edge marks that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or transitional insert for mid-century leisure, craft, summer, or family-vacation sequences.
Historical context: The clip shows everyday leisure and handcraft in a beach context, with no visible landmarks or signage to identify a more specific place.
Research note: A recognizable adult is visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed separately from copyright or footage licensing checks.
Research search match: Searches it may match include 1950s 8mm beach home movie, woman knitting outdoors, vintage bathing suit, New York summer leisure, and purple yarn craft footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1954 New York beach footage, then broader 1950s leisure or domestic craft scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In supported 1954 New York home-movie footage, a woman in a floral bathing suit begins knitting with purple yarn on a sunny beach. — A woman handles purple yarn and knitting needles while seated in beachwear.

A woman in sunglasses and a floral bathing suit looks down at purple yarn and knitting needles in the 1954 beach footage. — The woman looks down as she works the purple yarn with her needles.

The seated woman remains focused on a purple knitted piece, with her floral bathing suit and sunglasses visible in the beach scene. — A purple knitted panel fills the lower frame as the woman continues her handwork.

A close view shows the woman holding a purple knitted panel and needle while seated outdoors in the supported 1954 New York beach footage. — She holds up the purple knitted piece, with the needle angled across the frame.

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