Florida USA-1973: People Wading and Fishing at the Beach

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationFlorida, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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People Wading and Fishing at the Beach — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1973, this vintage home movie captures a group of people wading in the ocean at a Florida beach. The footage shows four individuals in swimwear standing in shallow water, with one person holding a fishing rod. The scene has a distinct purple color cast typical of aged film, with visible grain and a vertical split line. The final frame shows a man on the sand holding a camera, suggesting a family vacation. This authentic 1970s home movie offers nostalgic, archival footage for documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed projects.

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: 125582455

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 1014 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1973-1974
Reel-level location note: florida
Date: 1973 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: Florida, 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: 1970s Florida beach home-movie footage for productions needing casual seaside recreation, wading, fishing, or family vacation atmosphere.
Period detail: The swimwear, handheld 8mm framing, and faded color may show a modest early-1970s beach outing rather than a staged travel scene.
Home-movie behavior: People stand casually in shallow surf while one person fishes, with the final view turning toward a man handling a camera on the sand.
What appears in frame: The clip shows shallow ocean water, a flat horizon, adults in swimwear, a fishing rod, pale surf, beach sand, and a handheld camera.
Film character: A purple color shift, visible grain, soft focus, gate edges, and contact-sheet split lines give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors can use this as a brief vacation insert, coastal cutaway, family-memory beat, or transition into 1970s beach recreation.
Historical context: The scene documents informal beach leisure and shoreline fishing in Florida, with people occupying the water without visible commercial signage.
Research note: Visible people and possible likeness rights require review; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1973 Florida beach 8mm, vintage home movie fishing, 1970s ocean wading, and family vacation beach footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other Florida 1973 beach footage, then broader 1970s family travel or fishing scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Florida beach home-movie frame showing people in swimwear standing in shallow ocean water near a flat horizon. — People wade offshore in calm water during a beach outing.

1973 Florida beach frame with adults in shallow surf and a person at right appearing to fish from the water. — Beachgoers stand in the water while one person appears to fish.

1973 Florida beach home-movie view of people wading near shore with pale surf breaking in the foreground. — Waders remain near shore as a small wave reaches the beach.

1973 Florida beach frame showing a man on the sand with a handheld camera beside the incoming surf. — A man stands by the surf holding a camera on the beach.

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