Yorktown Virginia-1958: The Poodles Sit On The Beach And Watch The People And Horses

Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationYorktown, Virginia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Yorktown Virginia

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The Poodles Sit On The Beach And Watch The People And Horses — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched beach scene in Yorktown, Virginia. Two poodles sit attentively on the sand, observing people and horses along the shoreline. The footage features a large Ballantine Ale and Beer billboard and an Italian Village sign, adding to the mid-century Americana atmosphere. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and film scratches enhance its nostalgic, archival quality. Two riders on horseback move along the water's edge, their silhouettes against the ocean waves. This authentic 1950s home movie offers a rare glimpse into leisure life by the sea, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, and nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127286446

Rights & Clearance

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: 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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Yorktown, Virginia, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s 8mm beach leisure footage for documentary or editorial uses needing animals, riders, shoreline activity, and mid-century resort signage.
Period detail: The Ballantine Ale and Beer billboard, Italian Village sign, faded color, and 8mm home-movie handling support a late-1950s seaside travel context.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes casually from a visitor's perspective as poodles sit near the sand and distant riders move along the surf.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include seated poodles, horseback riders, breaking waves, beach sand, boardwalk-style railings, people, and large commercial signs.
Film character: The clip has soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, slight fading, and handheld framing typical of scanned 8mm family travel footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a beach cutaway, animal reaction insert, travel-memory beat, or transition between broader 1950s leisure scenes.
Historical context: The footage shows public seaside recreation with animals and riders, placing domestic travel and beachgoing within a mid-century visual setting.
Research note: People and brands are visible, so copyright licensing should be assessed separately from likeness, trademark, and location-identification concerns.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1958 8mm beach home movie, Yorktown Virginia beach riders, poodles on sand, and mid-century beer billboard footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel beach material, then Yorktown or Virginia 1958 footage, then broader 1950s shoreline recreation and animal scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Yorktown, Virginia home-movie frame showing beachside commercial signage, railings, and a person near the sand. — A beachside commercial area appears behind a person standing near the foreground.

Distant riders travel along the surf in 1958 Yorktown, Virginia, while a poodle is partly visible in the foreground. — Horseback riders pass along the waterline as a poodle watches from the sand.

A Yorktown beach scene shows horseback riders near the surf and a seated poodle watching from the lower foreground. — A poodle sits in the sand as two riders continue along the shoreline.

Faded 8mm frame of a poodle on Yorktown beach watching distant riders move beside breaking waves. — The poodle remains seated as the riders pass against the ocean waves.

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