French Lick Indiana-1958: Men At Pool With Towel

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationFrench Lick, Indiana, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 French Lick Indiana

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Men At Pool With Towel — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a candid moment at a poolside in French Lick, Indiana. Two shirtless men, one with a white towel draped over his shoulder, share a relaxed conversation under dappled sunlight. The scene is framed by lush green trees, with the warm, slightly faded colors and film grain characteristic of Super 8 footage. Their expressions shift from quiet talk to genuine smiles, conveying a sense of camaraderie and summer leisure. The handheld camera captures the natural, unposed energy of a mid-century American vacation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127493439

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 2028 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: twenty grand
Reel-level year note: 1958
Reel-level location note: french lick, indiana
Date: 1958 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: French Lick, Indiana, 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: Useful for 1950s American leisure, resort, or poolside vacation sequences needing candid 8mm home-movie footage of adults socializing outdoors.
Period detail: The men's swimwear, towel, bright outdoor pool setting, and saturated 8mm color support a late-1950s home-movie reading consistent with the supplied 1958 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged poolside exchange, with men smiling, talking, and one person briefly waving toward the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include shirtless men, a white towel, poolside water, sunlit greenery, a wooden fence, seated bathers, and handheld framing.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, high-contrast sunlight, blue-magenta color shifts, soft focus, and slight handheld movement typical of scanned home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for mid-century summer travel, pool recreation, or informal male camaraderie.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual outdoor leisure among adults at a pool or resort setting, without enough visual evidence to identify the venue beyond the supplied French Lick location.
Research note: People's faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or brands are apparent, and copyright status is separate from personal rights clearance.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 8mm poolside home movie, French Lick Indiana vacation footage, mid-century men at pool, and vintage resort leisure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel pool or travel shots, then other 1958 French Lick material, then broader mid-century vacation and swimming-pool home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 French Lick home-movie footage, men gather poolside under sunlit trees while one wears a white towel over his shoulder. — Men converse beside the pool in dappled sunlight.

A towel-draped man smiles among poolside adults in French Lick, Indiana, with trees filling the background. — A relaxed poolside conversation continues among adults.

Two men appear in close poolside view as the towel-draped man looks down during a casual 1958 home-movie moment. — Close poolside framing shows men mid-conversation.

A wider French Lick poolside view shows adults by the water, a person waving, and a wooden fence behind seated bathers. — A wider poolside view catches a wave toward the camera.

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