The women continue walking across the beach with the ocean horizon in the background.
1956 · Cuba
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Women in mid-century swimsuits walk past a beach umbrella near the shoreline, 1956
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- 1956
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- Cuba
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- Still 1 · 0.40s into the source clip
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Two women in 1956 Cuba beach footage walk along sand near a yellow and black umbrella, with waves behind them.
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The pair nears the camera, showing the swim cap, one-piece suits, and beach umbrella more clearly.
1956 · Cuba
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A close pass of the woman in the pink swimsuit, with beach umbrella and water behind her.
1956 · Cuba
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Source footage and archive context
Cuba-1956: Women in Pink and Red Swimsuits Walking on Beach
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
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Period detail
The one-piece swimsuits, white swim cap, striped beach umbrella, and 8mm color stock may show mid-1950s resort or seaside leisure fashion.
Film character
The clip carries an 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, mild color fade, handheld framing, and slight exposure variation.
Historical context
The scene reflects visible public beach recreation and women's swimwear styles in Cuba in 1956, based on supplied metadata and frame content.
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