California-1978: Family Enjoys Swimming And Playing In The Pool

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Year1978
Decade1970s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1978 California

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Family Enjoys Swimming And Playing In The Pool — Clip Details

A young woman in a bikini stands at the edge of a backyard pool, preparing to jump into the water. Two young men in swim trunks play with a black inner tube in the pool, laughing and interacting near a chain-link fence. The footage, shot on 8mm film in 1978, captures a candid moment of summer fun and youthful camaraderie in California. The warm, slightly faded colors and natural film grain evoke a nostalgic, authentic home movie feel, with the sun-drenched pool and lush greenery enhancing the classic 1970s atmosphere.

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: 125593459

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1978 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: California, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s California home-movie requests needing candid backyard pool recreation, youth leisure, or summer family footage for documentary and editorial edits.
Period detail: The swim trunks, inner tube, chain-link pool edge, warm color fade, and 8mm texture support a late-1970s home-movie setting without identifying a specific neighborhood.
Home-movie behavior: Two young men appear to play and talk casually in the pool, giving the clip unstaged value as a small social moment rather than a posed vacation scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two shirtless swimmers, a black inner tube, blue pool water, a pale pool edge, chain-link fencing, shrubs, and handheld 8mm framing.
Film character: The footage has visible grain, slight softness, warm faded color, contrast shifts, and handheld home-movie framing that add authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a summer-memory cutaway, a family recreation insert, or a brief transition into broader 1970s California leisure material.
Historical context: The scene reflects informal private pool recreation and young adult socializing in a sunlit suburban-looking outdoor setting, based only on visible details and clip metadata.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed; no visible logos are apparent, and copyright status is separate from personal clearance.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1978 California pool home movie, 8mm backyard swimming, 1970s family pool footage, and vintage summer recreation film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other California 1978 home movies, and then with broader 1970s swimming or summer family scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two young men in swim trunks stand in a California backyard pool in 1978, one near a black inner tube by a chain-link fence. — Two swimmers gather near a black inner tube at the edge of the pool.

Two young men in swim trunks stand close together in a 1978 California pool, with fencing and greenery behind them. — Two swimmers stand near the pool edge during a casual home-movie moment.

One swimmer is seen from behind while another sits by a black inner tube in the pool during a 1978 California home movie. — A seated swimmer looks toward the camera while another stands nearby in the pool.

Two young men remain in the backyard pool, with one leaning on a black inner tube near the sunlit pool edge. — A swimmer leans over the inner tube while another stands nearby in the pool.

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