United States-1958: Young Girl in a Yellow Swimsuit Splashing in Shallow Ocean Surf

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration3s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

childhood
summer vacation
beach play
family leisure
seaside
mid-century home life

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · tilt
Setting: outdoor · Sandy ocean beach with shallow water over wet sand and a line of breaking surf behind
Time and weather: daytime · summer · sunny
Lighting: Bright natural daylight with glare on the water
People: 1 · One young girl with short dark hair in a yellow one-piece swimsuit, wading barefoot in the shallows
Objects: yellow one-piece swimsuit
Colors: blue-green · mustard yellow · white · sandy brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The girl bends low in the shallows, one arm raised behind her.
She straightens and waves an arm overhead.
She swings her arms out and steps sideways through the water.
She turns her back to the camera and walks toward the surf.

Young Girl in a Yellow Swimsuit Splashing in Shallow... — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1958, home movie footage shows a young girl in a yellow one-piece swimsuit playing ankle-deep in the shallows of an ocean beach. She bends to sweep her hands through the water, flings her arms out and overhead, then turns and steps toward the breaking waves behind her. The single handheld shot frames her medium-wide against white surf, with her reflection on the wet sand in the foreground.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Handheld
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: 3s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800001097

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.

Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

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

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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: 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: Helps a production needing circa-1958 colour footage of an American child at play by the sea for a summer, childhood or family-vacation sequence.
Period detail: The plain one-piece swimsuit and the warm, slightly faded colour of the 8mm stock may show a late-1950s summer.
Home-movie behavior: The girl moves freely and unselfconsciously, flinging her arms and wandering off toward the waves as a parent would film a child absorbed in play.
What appears in frame: A girl in a yellow swimsuit stands in ankle-deep water, white surf breaks behind her, her reflection shows on the wet sand, and ripples cross the shallows.
Film character: Soft focus, fine grain, a blue-green colour cast and darkened corners give the handheld shot the texture of a projected home reel.
Edit role: Works as a short memory-beat insert or a cutaway within a beach sequence, and its lively motion suits a transition into a summer chapter.
Historical context: Seaside trips were a common subject for families who owned colour 8mm cameras, and this shot records that everyday leisure without staging.
Research note: The girl is a minor whose identity is unknown, so likeness permissions are separate from the film copyright, and no location or property rights are confirmed.
Research search match: Fits searches such as 1950s girl playing in the surf, vintage 8mm beach home movie, or child in yellow swimsuit at the seashore.
Archive pairing path: Start with this reel's shot of a mother and child walking into the ocean surf, then move to its winter muff scene and birthday party, and widen out to other seaside home movies from around the same era.

Still Frames From This Clip

Girl bending to splash in shallow ocean water on a beach in the United States, circa 1958, from 8mm home movie film — A young girl bends low in the shallows, one arm flung back, as waves break behind her.
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Girl in a yellow swimsuit waving an arm overhead at the ocean's edge, United States, circa 1958 home movie — Standing ankle-deep, the girl in her yellow swimsuit raises an arm overhead.
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Young girl swinging her arms while wading in ocean shallows, United States, circa 1958, colour 8mm film — The girl swings her arms out as she steps sideways through the shallow water.
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Girl in a yellow swimsuit walking away toward the breaking surf, United States beach, circa 1958 home movie — Turning her back to the camera, the girl walks toward the breaking waves.
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