Florida-1956: Two Bathers Standing Beside a Blue-and-Yellow Beach Shelter

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationFlorida, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 · Florida, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1956 · Florida & Havana · Reel 48e811f2 contains 17 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

beach holidays
seaside leisure
period swimwear
sun protection
informal recreation
home movie observation

Shot type: wide
Camera: static · handheld · Elevated oblique view with a tilted horizon
Setting: outdoor · Sandy ocean beach with a striped sun shelter, reclining chairs and breaking surf
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Bright conditions with no visible precipitation
Lighting: Direct daylight with strong shade beneath the canopy
People: 2 · Two apparent adult women in one-piece swimsuits; one wears pale pink with short dark hair, and the other wears red with a white bathing cap.
Objects: blue-and-yellow striped beach shelter · reclining deck chairs · partial neighboring sun shelter · sand · ocean waves · dark shoreline material · foreground plant stems
Colors: sand beige · blue · yellow · red · pale pink · gray-blue
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

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Two bathers stand beside the striped shelter and reclining chairs.
The bather in pink bends slightly and shifts a leg beside the chairs.
The bather in pink straightens somewhat while the capped bather faces the shelter.
Both remain beside the canopy as surf breaks behind them.

Two Bathers Standing Beside a Blue-and-Yellow Beach Shelter — Clip Details

Likely Florida, circa 1956 home movie footage shows two bathers beside a blue-and-yellow striped shelter on a sandy ocean beach. One wears a pale pink swimsuit, while the other wears a red swimsuit and a white bathing cap. They make small movements beside reclining chairs as waves break beyond a dark band of shoreline material. A continuous elevated view holds the pair and shelter in a slightly tilted composition.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004474

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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: 1956 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: Florida, 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: This circa 1956 scene supports documentary requests for midcentury beach leisure, period swimwear and portable sun shelters, with a likely Florida setting.
Period detail: Fitted one-piece swimsuits, a white bathing cap, reclining deck chairs and a rounded striped canopy provide visible midcentury holiday detail.
Home-movie behavior: Small bends, hand movements and weight shifts give the scene an informal quality as the camera watches from above.
What appears in frame: Two bathers stand beside a blue-and-yellow canopy containing reclining chairs, with pale sand, dark shoreline material and breaking waves around them.
Film character: Soft focus, muted color, visible grain and scattered specks accompany the slightly unstable framing of this projected-film capture.
Edit role: The single shot works as a beach leisure cutaway, a swimwear detail or a brief holiday memory beat.
Historical context: The shelter and reclining chairs show a beach arrangement centered on shade and relaxation, while the swimwear offers period clothing evidence.
Research note: Two people and beach equipment are visible; copyright licensing is separate from any applicable likeness or property permissions, and faces are indistinct.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1956 beach home movies, midcentury swimsuits and striped sun shelters, with Florida supported only provisionally.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's Sea Breeze sign and palm-lined motel rooms, then other likely Florida footage circa 1956, followed by comparable beach leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Likely Florida, circa 1956: two bathers stand beside a striped beach shelter, with reclining chairs in its shade and surf beyond. — Two bathers stand at the opening of a blue-and-yellow sun shelter.
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Likely Florida, circa 1956: a pink-suited bather bends near deck chairs beside a red-suited companion wearing a white bathing cap. — The bather in pink bends slightly beside the shelter entrance.
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Likely Florida, circa 1956: the pink-suited bather shifts beside the canopy while the capped bather in red remains turned toward its shade. — A small change in stance beside the shaded reclining chairs.
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Likely Florida, circa 1956: two bathers linger at a blue-and-yellow shelter as small waves break beyond the dark shoreline band. — The striped canopy and bathers remain framed against the ocean shore.
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