San Diego California USA-1961: White Beach House On Dock With Palm Trees

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

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White Beach House On Dock With Palm Trees — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1961 showing a white beach house with green trim and a prominent chimney, situated on a waterfront dock in San Diego, California. Palm trees frame the scene, and a smaller white building is visible to the left. The clip captures a calm, nostalgic moment with soft, slightly faded colors characteristic of mid-century film. The camera remains steady, offering a serene view of residential waterfront architecture under a clear sky.

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: 120804936

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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 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: Useful for 1960s documentary or editorial requests needing a calm San Diego waterfront residential exterior from 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The clip shows mid-century waterfront architecture, palm landscaping, dock railings, and soft 8mm color that support the supplied 1961 San Diego context.
Home-movie behavior: The steady framing reads as an observational home-movie view of a waterside house and dock rather than a staged architectural record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white multi-story house with green trim, a tall chimney, palm trees, dock pilings, railings, a smaller white building, and calm waterfront structures.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, muted color, slight exposure variation, and a steady home-movie camera texture consistent with scanned 8mm film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an exterior establishing insert, transitional cutaway, or quiet memory beat for mid-century coastal California material.
Historical context: The scene documents residential waterfront architecture and leisure-oriented landscaping in a coastal Southern California setting without showing identifiable people or activity.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but copyright, location identification, and any property-related use should still be reviewed for the intended production.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 San Diego 8mm waterfront house, California beach house dock home movie, mid-century coastal residence with palm trees, and vintage harbor residential exterior.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 San Diego waterfront material, then broader 1960s California coastal home-movie exteriors.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 San Diego 8mm frame showing a white waterfront house with green trim, a tall chimney, palm trees, dock railings, and a smaller white building at left. — White waterfront residence framed by palms and dock railings.

1961 San Diego frame with a white waterfront house, green window trim, tall chimney, palm fronds, dock posts, and a small gabled building beside it. — House, palms, and dock structures along the waterfront.

1961 San Diego 8mm view of a white house and smaller waterfront building with dock railings, pilings, a palm tree, and dark background trees. — Waterfront buildings and dock railings in soft 8mm color.

1961 San Diego frame showing the white waterfront residence, a smaller gabled building, palm fronds, dock railings, and dark trees in the background. — Final view of the waterfront residence and adjacent dock structures.

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