Florida-1957: Two People Floating On Inflatable Raft At Beach

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationFlorida, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 Florida

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Two People Floating On Inflatable Raft At Beach — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched beach scene in Florida. The footage begins with a dark frame, then reveals two people floating on an inflatable raft in the turquoise ocean. The image shows classic Super 8 film grain, slight color fading, and a soft focus typical of amateur home movies from the era. The subjects appear relaxed, enjoying a summer day at the coast. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American beach life and leisure activities.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127276170

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 1496 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: xmas,christening
Reel-level year note: 1957-1958
Reel-level location note: florida
Date: 1957 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: Supports 1950s Florida home-movie requests for coastal leisure, beach vacation, and mid-century recreational cutaway use.
Period detail: The raft, swimwear, soft amateur framing, and 8mm color stock may show late-1950s American beach-vacation life.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged vacation moment, with two people drifting casually on an inflatable raft while the camera watches from shore.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark leader-like frames, turquoise ocean water, a distant shoreline band, two people, an inflatable raft, and soft film edges.
Film character: The footage carries dense 8mm grain, low-light dark frames, soft focus, color fading, and slight handheld instability typical of family-shot film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a beach-memory insert, vacation transition, or quiet cutaway for mid-century leisure sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects informal coastal recreation in a home-movie context without enough visible detail to identify individuals or a specific beach.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed even though no logos, music, or private property are apparent.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1950s Florida beach home movie, 8mm ocean raft footage, vintage vacation swimming, and mid-century seaside leisure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then Florida 1957 beach material, then broader vintage ocean vacation and summer recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Dark opening frame from 1957 8mm home-movie footage, with no identifiable people or setting visible. — Dark opening frame before the beach scene appears.

Underexposed 1957 8mm frame before the visible Florida beach action begins. — Underexposed transition frame near the start of the clip.

Two people float on an inflatable raft in turquoise Florida ocean water in 1957 home-movie footage. — Two people drift on an inflatable raft near the beach.

Two people continue floating on an inflatable raft in Florida ocean water, seen through soft 1957 8mm color footage. — The raft floats farther across the frame in shallow-looking ocean water.

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