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California USA-1961: The Approaching Shoreline Of A Beautiful Beachfront

  • Year1961
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationCalifornia, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1961 California
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The Approaching Shoreline Of A Beautiful Beachfront — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1961 capturing a serene California coastline. The clip opens on a purple-tinted shoreline with rolling mountains in the background, transitioning to reveal a beachfront community with palm trees and waterfront buildings. The distinctive purple color cast and film grain are characteristic of 8mm home movie stock from the early 1960s. The camera pans across the tranquil scene, showing boats on the water and a distinctive circular building in the final frame. This authentic archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century California coastal life, perfect for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, or vintage lifestyle content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
120766547

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People 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 1740 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label
indian pow wow
Reel-level year note
1961-1966
Reel-level location note
san bernardino,california,slaton sea
Date
1961 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
California, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • vacation
  • resort
  • city
  • sand
  • mountain
  • nature
  • real estate
  • property
  • purple
  • buildings
  • boats
  • sea
  • ocean
  • flowing
  • serene
  • peaceful
  • relaxing
  • resting
  • approaching
  • shoreline
  • beachfront
  • california USA
  • 1961
  • 1961 California home movie
  • vintage 8mm film
  • 1960s coastal footage
  • purple tinted film
  • California beachfront 1961
  • retro 8mm footage
  • archival 1960s footage
  • vintage home movie
  • 1960s California
  • old film footage
  • coastal landscape
  • mountain backdrop
  • palm trees
  • waterfront buildings
  • 8mm film grain
  • vintage color cast
  • historical footage
  • nostalgic travel
  • retro California
  • documentary stock footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
This 1961 California 8mm clip can support archival requests for mid-century coastal travel, resort approaches, and establishing views of waterfront communities in documentary or educational edits.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 California 8mm frame showing a soft purple coastal view with water in the foreground, small shoreline buildings or boats, and dark mountain ridges in the background.
Coastline and mountains seen from the water.

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