California-1959: Well Dressed Man on Beach Enjoying Sun and Wind

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Well Dressed Man on Beach Enjoying Sun and Wind — Clip Details

A young man in a light-colored shirt, trousers, and hat stands on a sandy beach in California, 1959. Palm trees sway in the wind behind him as he looks toward the camera. The vintage 8mm film shows natural sunlight, a retro color palette, and classic 1950s beachwear. A woman in a swimsuit and a man in swim trunks are also seen relaxing nearby. The footage captures a nostalgic moment of mid-century American leisure and vacation life.

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: 125507574

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 1084 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: philip 15 mos,santa anita,vegas,arizona,new mexico
Reel-level year note: 1958-1959
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1959 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

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for documentary or editorial requests needing 1950s California beach leisure, vacation behavior, and casual mid-century home-movie atmosphere.
Period detail: The light trousers, brimmed hat, sunglasses, swimsuit, palm-lined beach setting, and 8mm color stock support a late-1950s leisure scene.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged vacation feel as a dressed man stands in the beach wind while nearby adults relax in the sun.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a sandy beach, palm trees, a low beachside building, a dressed man in a hat, seated beachgoers, shadows, and windblown foliage.
Film character: The 8mm image carries soft focus, visible gate edges, dust, scratches, mild fading, and handheld framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short beach cutaway, period leisure insert, vacation memory beat, or transition between broader California travel scenes.
Historical context: The footage shows mid-century beachgoing as a casual social space, with dressed and swimwear-clad adults sharing the same sunny shoreline area.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed; no logos or audible music are indicated, and copyright status is separate.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1959 California beach home movie, 1950s vacation beach 8mm, man in hat on windy beach, and palm tree shoreline footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then 1959 California beach material, then broader 1950s vacation, seaside, and leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A man in light clothing and a hat stands on a California beach in 1959, with palm trees and a beachside building in the background. — A dressed man pauses on the windy beach near palm trees and a low building.

A well dressed man in a hat stands on a 1959 California beach, with windblown palms and a low building behind him. — The man stands in profile on the sand as palm trees bend in the wind.

A man in light shirt, trousers, sunglasses, and hat stands on a California beach in 1959 near windblown palm trees. — A dressed beach visitor stands near the camera while palms and a low building fill the background.

Two adults relax near a palm tree and light-colored beachside building in the 1959 California home-movie footage. — Two beachgoers sit in the shade near a palm tree and low building.

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