California-1959: People Relaxing And Wading At Beach Together

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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People Relaxing And Wading At Beach Together — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a sunny day at a California beach. A man and woman in swimwear relax near a palm tree and a building with vents, while another person in a swimsuit stands at the water's edge near wooden posts. The footage shows classic mid-century beach attire and a relaxed, nostalgic atmosphere, with natural film grain and slight color fading characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era.

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: 125507578

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: Yes
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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s California beach home-movie footage suited for documentary inserts, archive research, or period recreation references involving leisure and shoreline activity.
Period detail: The swimwear, palm-lined beachfront, simple beach structure, and faded 8mm color may show mid-century coastal leisure consistent with the supplied 1959 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged beach visit, with people sitting in the shade and another person wading near posts as surf reaches the shore.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include seated beachgoers, swimwear, a palm tree, a vented beach building, shoreline posts, surf, sand, and distant palms.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, frame wear, handheld framing, and mild color fading give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief memory beat, beach-day cutaway, transition, or contextual insert for mid-century California leisure.
Historical context: The footage shows ordinary beach recreation rather than a staged event, offering visual context for casual coastal social life in the late 1950s.
Research note: People and possible signage or brand detail are visible, so likeness, trademark, and copyright status should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1959 California beach home movie, 1950s swimwear shoreline footage, vintage 8mm beachgoers, and mid-century coastal leisure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1959 California beach scenes, then broader vintage beach and family leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two people in swimwear sit in shade near a palm tree and beach building in 1959 California home-movie footage. — Beachgoers rest beside a palm tree near a vented beachfront building.

A swimmer stands near wooden posts where waves meet the sand on a California beach, with palms in the distance. — A swimmer pauses by shoreline posts as surf washes onto the sand.

A beachgoer in swimwear stands by tall posts in shallow surf, with palm trees and distant people along the beach. — A beachgoer stands at the surf line beside tall posts.

A swimmer stands beside shoreline posts as waves break nearby, with a palm-lined California beach in the background. — A swimmer stands beside posts with surf breaking close to shore.

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