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San Diego California USA-1961: Coastal Cliffs Trees Rocks Water Sky Building Power Lines

  • Year1961
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationUnited States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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Coastal Cliffs Trees Rocks Water Sky Building Power Lines — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from San Diego, California, 1961, capturing a serene coastal landscape. The clip opens on dense green foliage and tall trees against a hazy purple sky, then pans across rocky cliffs and sandy slopes. A white building is visible in the distance, nestled among trees, with power lines stretching across the horizon. The scene includes a rocky shoreline with gentle waves lapping at the shore, all rendered in the characteristic color shifts and grain of 1960s Super 8 film. The overall mood is calm and nostalgic, evoking mid-century American leisure and natural beauty.

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
120812641

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
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Date
1961 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
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

  • inspirational
  • different
  • calm
  • landmark
  • curious
  • daylight
  • time
  • freeze
  • land
  • trees
  • rocks
  • water
  • sky
  • building
  • power
  • lines
  • waves
  • breeze
  • air
  • blowing
  • buildings
  • landmarks
  • SAN diego california USA
  • 1961
  • 1961 San Diego California
  • vintage 8mm film
  • 8mm home movie
  • coastal landscape
  • rocky cliffs
  • ocean waves
  • power lines
  • white building
  • foliage
  • Super 8 film
  • retro footage
  • archival footage
  • classic film
  • American nostalgia
  • vintage home movie
  • 1960s footage
  • scenic landscape
  • coastal California
  • old film
  • film grain
  • natural scenery
  • historic footage
  • documentary footage
  • editorial use
  • vintage color
  • 8mm footage
  • 8mm film
  • coastal views
  • mid-century America

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1961 San Diego coastal home-movie footage suited to documentary requests for mid-century California shoreline, rocky bluffs, and quiet scenic establishing material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 San Diego-area 8mm frame showing rocky coastal terrain with green brush, tall trees, hazy purple sky, utility lines, and a distant pale building.
Coastal rocks and trees with distant building.

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