San Diego California USA-1961: Statue Of A Man Waving While A Boy Hugs Him

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 California

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Statue Of A Man Waving While A Boy Hugs Him — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1961 in San Diego, California, showing a weathered stone statue of a man waving while embracing a boy. The sculpture stands against a dense ivy-covered wall, with lush green foliage creating a textured backdrop. The image has the characteristic grain and color shift of 1960s amateur film, with warm, slightly faded tones. A stone archway is visible to the left, suggesting a garden or courtyard setting. The scene captures a quiet, nostalgic moment of public art in a residential area.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120804506

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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: San Diego, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1961 San Diego 8mm clip can support archival requests for midcentury California public art, garden architecture, or quiet home-movie cutaways without identifiable people present.
Period detail: The footage shows 1960s amateur-film color and exposure characteristics, with a stone figure sculpture set against ivy and foliage in what appears to be an outdoor courtyard or garden setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the statue from a visitor-shot distance, treating the sculpture and surrounding greenery as a brief point of interest rather than a staged scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a waving male figure statue holding a boy figure, a pedestal, dense ivy, leafy shrubs, a stone wall, and arched openings in the background.
Film character: The clip has the soft focus, visible grain, slight color shift, and handheld steadiness typical of scanned 8mm home-movie footage from the early 1960s.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for San Diego travel, public art, garden visits, or midcentury home-movie atmosphere.
Historical context: The scene reflects a home-movie interest in decorative outdoor sculpture and landscaped public or courtyard spaces, without enough visual evidence to identify the exact site or artwork.
Research note: No live people, faces, logos, or audible music are visible or indicated, but the sculpture itself may carry separate copyright or property-location considerations that require review.
Research search match: Useful search phrasing includes 1961 San Diego 8mm statue, vintage home movie garden sculpture, ivy wall courtyard art, and midcentury California public art cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent clips from the same reel, then with other 1961 San Diego footage, and then with related scenes of statues, gardens, courtyards, foliage, or travel observations.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 San Diego 8mm frame showing a weathered stone statue of a man waving while holding a boy figure, set before a dense ivy-covered wall. — Waving figure statue before ivy.

1961 San Diego home-movie frame with the waving man-and-boy statue slightly off center, backed by dark ivy and surrounding greenery. — Statue partly framed by foliage.

1961 San Diego 8mm frame showing the statue beside arched stone openings, with ivy and shrubs filling much of the background. — Courtyard arches beside statue.

Final 1961 San Diego frame with the stone statue near the right side of the composition, set against ivy, foliage, and a partially visible arched wall. — Statue at edge of ivy wall.

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