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Cleveland Ohio USA-1953: City By The Sea

  • Year1953
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationCleveland, Ohio, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1951 Cleveland Ohio
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City By The Sea — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1953 showing a coastal view in Cleveland, Ohio. The clip captures houses and buildings perched on a rocky cliff overlooking the ocean, with waves crashing against the shore below. The scene has a distinct purple color cast typical of aged film, with visible grain and soft focus. The camera pans slowly across the landscape, revealing the rugged coastline and seaside architecture under a hazy sky. This authentic archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century American coastal life.

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
120768202

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 record not linked for this clip
Date
1953 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Cleveland, Ohio, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

  • beauty
  • waves
  • cliffs
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  • houses
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  • cleveland ohio USA
  • 1953
  • 1953 Cleveland Ohio coastal footage
  • vintage 8mm film
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  • seaside cliff houses
  • ocean waves crashing
  • retro American coastal view
  • archival 1950s footage
  • classic home movie
  • historic Cleveland Ohio
  • old film grain
  • purple tinted film
  • coastal architecture 1950s
  • vintage ocean view
  • nostalgic 1950s footage
  • American seaside nostalgia
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  • 8mm archival clip
  • 8mm vintage film
  • Cleveland Ohio 1953
  • seaside homes 1950s

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for documentary or educational requests needing 1950s 8mm coastal city-view material tied by metadata to Cleveland, Ohio, with rocky shoreline, surf, and hillside buildings.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 home-movie frame identified as Cleveland, Ohio, showing soft-focus buildings and trees on a coastal bluff above foaming water.
Buildings on a bluff above breaking waves.

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