Indiana-1959: Family Playing In Swimming Pool On Sunny Day

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationIndiana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 Indiana

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Family Playing In Swimming Pool On Sunny Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a family enjoying a sunny day at a backyard swimming pool in Indiana. A young boy swims and plays in the water, while adults relax and interact in the pool. The scene is framed by lush green hedges and a potted palm tree, with the film showing natural grain, slight color fading, and authentic Super 8 imperfections. The footage evokes a nostalgic, mid-century American summer memory.

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: 125513400

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1959 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Indiana, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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 Indiana home-movie footage for documentary or educational edits needing a brief backyard swimming pool family leisure scene.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century residential leisure through simple swimwear, a hedge-lined pool setting, and the soft color palette of 1959 8mm film.
Home-movie behavior: Family members swim, pause, gesture, and interact casually in the pool with the relaxed timing of an unstaged home movie.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include swimmers in a backyard pool, pale blue water, dense green hedges, red flowers, a potted palm, bare shoulders, and soft film borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries visible grain, mild color fading, handheld framing, gate edges, dust specks, and slight blur that support its physical-film archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a summer memory insert, family-life cutaway, leisure transition, or brief visual beat for mid-century domestic recreation.
Historical context: The footage visually documents private-family pool recreation in late-1950s Indiana without proving broader social conditions or identifying the people shown.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, privacy, and any property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1959 Indiana 8mm home movie swimming pool, vintage family pool footage, and 1950s backyard summer recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1959 Indiana family footage, then broader vintage swimming pool and summer leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Indiana 8mm frame showing a person swimming in a backyard pool beside a potted palm and flowering hedge. — A swimmer moves through pale pool water near a potted palm and hedge.

Soft 1959 Indiana pool frame with a swimmer moving across the water against a hedge-lined backyard setting. — A swimmer passes through the pool as the camera catches motion blur.

1959 Indiana home-movie frame showing three family members in a backyard swimming pool with hedges behind them. — Three people gather in the pool during a casual family swim.

1959 Indiana 8mm frame of family members standing in a backyard pool, gesturing and talking near a potted palm and hedge. — Family members gesture and talk while standing in the pool.

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