Yorktown Virginia-1958: Monkey in White Sweater and Woman at Beach

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

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Monkey in White Sweater and Woman at Beach — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a monkey in a white sweater with red trim being held by a person at a beach in Yorktown, Virginia. The primate wears a chain collar and looks around curiously as it's gently handled. The scene transitions to a woman on the sand, drying her head with a striped towel. The footage features classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and authentic 1950s beachside atmosphere. This archival clip offers nostalgic Americana footage ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or historical storytelling.

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: 127286863

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: 1958 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: Yorktown, Virginia, 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 Yorktown, Virginia beach home-movie footage for productions needing a brief animal-at-beach insert or casual shoreline memory beat.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1950s leisure details through 8mm color film, beachwear, striped towels, and a small monkey dressed in a white garment with red trim.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged family-film feel as the camera observes a handled monkey and then a beachgoer drying her head on the sand.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a monkey in a white outfit, a chain collar, adult hands, beach sand, scattered sandals, a striped towel, seated beachgoer, and partial legs nearby.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, handheld framing, uneven exposure, and faded color that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, or offbeat memory beat within sequences about 1950s beaches, pets, travel, or family leisure.
Historical context: The scene suggests informal mid-century beach recreation and animal handling, without confirming a public event, named beach, or specific social setting beyond the supplied Yorktown metadata.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed in addition to copyright checks; no logos, private property, or audible music are indicated.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1958 Yorktown Virginia beach home movie, 8mm monkey in outfit, vintage beach towel scene, and 1950s animal beach footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Yorktown beach footage, then broader 1950s family vacation or animal-at-leisure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Yorktown beach home movie frame showing a small monkey in a white outfit with red trim and a chain collar being held close. — A dressed monkey is held close while its chain collar and white trimmed garment are visible.

1958 Yorktown beach footage shows the monkey turning its head while an adult supports it near the edge of the frame. — The monkey turns to the side as it is held in its white garment.

1958 Yorktown beach scene showing a seated woman or older girl drying her head with a striped towel on the sand. — A beachgoer sits on the sand and bends forward under a striped towel.

1958 Yorktown beach home movie frame with a seated beachgoer drying her head under a striped towel, sandals and legs nearby. — The towel covers the beachgoer's head as nearby sandals and other beach visitors appear in the background.

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