Nassau Bahamas-1961: Man Wearing A Suit On The Beach Walking Towards The Camera

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationNassau, Bahamas
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Nassau Bahamas

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Man Wearing A Suit On The Beach Walking Towards The Camera — Clip Details

A man in a suit walks toward the camera on a tropical beach in Nassau, Bahamas, in 1961. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures a vintage moment with vibrant colors and natural film grain. Palm trees and a large evergreen frame the scene, while red and green lounge chairs dot the white sand. The man, wearing a light-colored shirt and dark trousers, moves steadily across the beach under a bright sky. This authentic home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century leisure travel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 127584457

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 1121 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: trip to florida,nassau,browns hotel,spring,woodpecker build nest,tree,catfish caught river,flowers,tulip
Reel-level year note: 1960-1961
Reel-level location note: florida,nassau
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: Nassau, Bahamas 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 1960s leisure travel edits needing a brief Nassau beach home-movie moment with a suited man approaching camera.
Period detail: The clip shows mid-century beach furniture, formal vacation clothing, and saturated 8mm color that support the 1961 Nassau travel context in the metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears to walk toward the filmer in a casual, unstaged beach pose, giving the scene personal home-movie value.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a suited man, white sand, ocean horizon, red and green lounge chairs, palm trees, a tall evergreen, and bright sky.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a travel-memory insert, beach cutaway, or short transition within a sequence about mid-century Caribbean tourism.
Historical context: The scene reflects visitor leisure on a Nassau beach, with formal dress contrasting against lounge chairs, sand, palms, and open water.
Research note: A recognizable adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright and location or property considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Nassau Bahamas 8mm beach footage, suited man walking on beach, and vintage Caribbean home movie travel scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then 1961 Nassau Bahamas material, then broader 1960s beach vacation and Caribbean travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Nassau, Bahamas in 1961, a suited man stands on white sand near lounge chairs, trees, and the ocean horizon. — A suited man pauses on a Nassau beach with chairs and sea behind him.

The suited man begins walking toward the camera on a 1961 Nassau beach, framed by lounge chairs, trees, and blue water. — The man steps toward the camera across the sandy beach.

A suited man walks closer to the camera on the Nassau beach, with red lounge chairs, trees, sand, and ocean in view. — The suited beachgoer approaches across the white sand.

Near the end of the shot, the suited man is closer to the camera on the 1961 Nassau beach with chairs and water behind him. — The man nears the camera, centered against the beach and water.

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