California-1964: Sunbathers on Towels as a Man Sits Down on a Crowded Beach

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration10s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 · California, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

beach leisure
summer holiday
sunbathing
crowds
1960s swimwear
everyday life
family outing

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · pan · low, near ground level
Setting: outdoor · crowded sandy beach
Time and weather: daytime · summer · sunny
Lighting: bright direct sunlight with hard shadows
People: 15 · A woman in a white two-piece swimsuit lying face down, a shirtless man in dark trunks who walks in and sits, a second man in lighter trunks seated with his back to the camera, a figure in a wide straw hat, and many other beachgoers behind.
Objects: beach towels · straw hats · red bag · striped blanket · patterned towel · sandals
Colors: purple · magenta · pink · white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A woman in a white two-piece swimsuit lies face down on a towel among other sunbathers.
A shirtless man in dark trunks enters from the right edge of the frame.
He sits down on the sand next to the towels as the camera drifts right.
A second man in lighter trunks sits with his back to the camera beside a figure in a wide straw hat.

Sunbathers on Towels as a Man Sits Down on a Crowded Beach — Clip Details

Probably California, circa 1964 home movie footage of a crowded summer beach filmed from low on the sand. A woman in a white two-piece swimsuit lies face down on a towel beside a straw hat, a red bag and a striped blanket. A shirtless man in dark trunks walks in from the right and sits down, and the camera drifts right to a second man seated with his back to the lens. The single handheld shot is soft and has faded to purple and magenta.

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: 10s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000312

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1964 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: California, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Answers requests for everyday American beach life in the early to mid 1960s, useful for documentaries on leisure, summer holidays and period swimwear.
Period detail: A white two-piece swimsuit, men's short swim trunks and wide straw sun hats point to the early to mid 1960s, and the faded magenta colour is typical of ageing amateur stock.
Home-movie behavior: Nobody plays to the camera here: a woman dozes face down on her towel while a man wanders in and settles on the sand, caught as it happened.
What appears in frame: A woman lying on a towel in a white swimsuit, a straw hat and red bag beside her, a striped blanket, a patterned towel on the sand, two shirtless men seated, and rows of beachgoers behind.
Film character: Soft long-lens focus, handheld drift, visible dust and a strong purple-magenta fade give the shot the texture of an aged amateur reel.
Edit role: Works as a cutaway or memory beat within a beach sequence, with the man's entrance giving a natural action to cut on.
Historical context: The dense rows of towels and bodies show how busy a popular beach could be on a summer day in the 1960s; no named place or event is visible.
Research note: Faces are soft but people may be recognisable to those who knew them, so likeness and privacy need separate consideration from the film copyright; the exact beach is unidentified.
Research search match: 1960s crowded beach home movie, vintage sunbathers on towels, woman in white swimsuit on beach, faded colour amateur beach footage, probably California.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's crowded beach seen from the cliff and the man in sunglasses at the beach picnic, then with other 1960s California beach footage or summer leisure clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Woman sunbathing face down on a towel among a beach crowd, probably California, circa 1964, in faded purple-toned home movie film. — A woman sunbathes face down on a towel on a crowded beach, probably in California, circa 1964.
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A shirtless man enters at right beside a sunbathing woman on a packed beach, probably California, circa 1964 home movie frame. — A man in swim trunks walks into the frame beside the sunbathers.
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Man in dark swim trunks settles on the sand by a striped blanket and red bag, probably California beach, circa 1964. — The man in dark trunks sits down on the sand beside the towels and striped blanket.
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Two men in swim trunks sit facing away from the camera among a dense beach crowd, probably California, circa 1964, faded colour film. — Two men in swim trunks sit on the sand facing the crowd, beside a wide straw hat.
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