Cape Cod Massachusetts-1956: Man Swimming and Cars Driving Through Residential Street

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationCape Cod, Massachusetts, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 Cape Cod Massachusetts

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Man Swimming and Cars Driving Through Residential Street — Clip Details

CAPE COD MASSACHUSETTS-1956: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a man swimming in a pool, followed by a view from a moving car driving through a quiet residential street. The footage shows classic 1950s automobiles, including a red sedan and a light-colored station wagon, passing by houses with white picket fences and leafy trees. The sequence begins with a 'Welcome to Provincetown' sign marking the first landing place of the Pilgrims, establishing the location and era. Shot on 8mm film, the clip features natural film grain, soft focus, and a nostalgic color palette, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century American life and travel.

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: 125304113

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 1039 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: jones beach,hyde park,cape cod
Reel-level year note: 1956
Reel-level location note: hyde park, cape cod
Date: 1956 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: Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 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 documentary or educational edits needing 1950s Cape Cod travel, roadside arrival, residential driving, and casual swimming from authentic 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The Provincetown welcome sign, two-lane roadside view, mid-century automobiles, and soft 8mm color suggest 1950s American vacation travel on Cape Cod.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, moving from a roadside location marker into car-window views and an informal swimming moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a Provincetown sign, Route 6A marker, cars on a residential road, utility poles, leafy roadside trees, water, pool or dock edge, and a swimmer.
Film character: The scan shows soft focus, visible grain, mild exposure variation, and handheld framing typical of small-gauge family travel footage.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a brief establishing insert, travel transition, Cape Cod memory beat, or cutaway between vacation and residential street scenes.
Historical context: The footage places leisure travel, automobile movement, and waterfront recreation within a mid-century Cape Cod home-movie context.
Research note: People are visible, including a swimmer, so likeness review may be needed; no obvious brands appear, but copyright and location/property rights remain separate checks.
Research search match: Search matches include 1950s Cape Cod 8mm home movie, Provincetown roadside sign, vintage cars on residential street, and man swimming archival footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1956 Cape Cod or Provincetown footage, then broader mid-century American vacation, road travel, and swimming scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 Cape Cod roadside view with a Provincetown welcome sign, Route 6A marker, and trees in soft 8mm color. — A roadside sign welcomes travelers to Provincetown near a Route 6A marker.

Cape Cod road view from a moving car, with mid-century vehicles, roadside trees, signs, and utility poles. — The camera looks through a windshield at cars traveling along a residential roadside.

Soft 8mm view from a moving car on Cape Cod, showing vehicles, utility poles, and leafy roadside surroundings. — Cars pass along a quiet road in a soft, moving-car home-movie view.

A man swims near the edge of a pool or waterfront area in 1950s Cape Cod home-movie footage. — A swimmer moves through rippled water near the edge of the swimming area.

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