Los Angeles California-1961: Sunbathers Relaxing on Lounge Chairs at Pool

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationLos Angeles, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 California

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Sunbathers Relaxing on Lounge Chairs at Pool — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched day at a Los Angeles poolside resort. People in classic swimwear relax on lounge chairs and sun beds, soaking up the sun under a red-and-white striped awning. A man in dark swim trunks walks past the camera, while others lounge on a raised deck overlooking the pool area. The footage features natural film grain, slight color fading, and a nostalgic 1960s atmosphere, offering authentic archival material for documentaries, retro-themed projects, or historical content.

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: 127559049

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 1740 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: indian pow wow
Reel-level year note: 1961-1966
Reel-level location note: san bernardino,california,slaton sea
Date: 1961 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: Los Angeles, California, 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: 1960s Los Angeles poolside resort footage suited to documentary or educational sequences about leisure, travel, swimming pools, and warm-weather recreation.
Period detail: The clip shows mid-century swimwear, low lounge chairs, a raised pool deck, and a red-and-white striped awning that may show early 1960s resort styling.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes sunbathers resting, chatting, and moving casually around the pool area from an unstaged home-movie viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible details include lounge chairs, sunbathers, a raised deck with railings, a striped awning, poolside towels, swim trunks, and a light-colored building.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, and handheld framing that give the scene authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, leisure cutaway, vacation-memory beat, or transition into a broader sequence on 1960s California recreation.
Historical context: The footage reflects a public or resort poolside social setting where adults relax in swimsuits around deck furniture and shaded seating.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and location context may need review even when copyright licensing is addressed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1961 Los Angeles poolside home movie, 8mm sunbathers, vintage resort lounge chairs, and 1960s swimming pool recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Los Angeles 1961 clips, then broader poolside, resort, vacation, and sunbathing home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Los Angeles poolside scene with adults in swimwear reclining on lounge chairs below a raised deck and building. — Adults sunbathe and sit beside a raised pool deck at a Los Angeles poolside setting.

1961 Los Angeles poolside deck with adults seated behind a railing under a red-and-white striped awning. — Sunbathers sit and recline on the raised deck under a striped awning.

1961 Los Angeles poolside view with reclining adults on lounge cushions and a man in dark swim trunks bending nearby. — Poolside loungers rest in the foreground as other guests sit on the deck above.

1961 Los Angeles poolside scene with adults reclining below a raised deck lined with lounge chairs and a striped awning. — The camera frames sunbathers below and additional seated guests on the raised pool deck.

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