California USA-1952: Beauty Pageant Participants Waving From A Float In A Parade

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Beauty Pageant Participants Waving From A Float In A Parade — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from California USA in 1952 captures a lively parade with beauty pageant participants. A woman in a turquoise swimsuit smiles and waves from a float adorned with an "ITALY" banner and a golden crown, while other participants in white uniforms march in formation. The scene features a crowd of spectators, palm trees, and mid-century buildings under a bright blue sky, all rendered in the warm, slightly faded colors characteristic of 8mm home movie film. The footage shows natural film grain and subtle camera movement, evoking a nostalgic, authentic mid-century American celebration.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 122621048

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: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1234 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: miss universe
Reel-level year note: 1952
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1952 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: 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 1950s California parade, pageant, civic celebration, or mid-century community-life sequences needing real 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: Visible clues include swimsuit pageant attire, a decorated float with an ITALY banner, rooftop spectators, bunting, and bright mid-century parade staging.
Home-movie behavior: The footage preserves an unstaged spectator viewpoint as pageant participants smile and wave toward the camera from a moving parade float.
What appears in frame: The frames show women in turquoise swimsuits, an ITALY float sign, a gold crown decoration, rooftop spectators, flags, bunting, and sunlit buildings.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, saturated blue skies, visible grain, gate edges, mild exposure variation, and handheld framing typical of scanned home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for pageants, immigrant-themed floats, street parades, or 1950s public celebrations.
Historical context: The scene suggests a public parade with national-themed float decoration and beauty pageant presentation, while the exact event identity is not visible.
Research note: People, faces, and float signage are visible, so likeness, event, and sign review may be needed separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1952 California 8mm parade footage, beauty pageant float, women waving from parade float, and mid-century home movie celebration.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then California 1952 parade material, then other beauty pageant or civic celebration footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 California parade footage shows a woman in a turquoise swimsuit smiling beside a decorated float as spectators sit above. — Pageant participant smiles from a parade float while rooftop spectators watch.

A pageant participant in a turquoise swimsuit waves from a decorated float during the California parade, with spectators above. — Waving pageant participant passes the camera on a decorated float.

A turquoise-clad participant waves beneath an ITALY banner and gold crown decoration in 1952 California parade footage. — Participant waves under an ITALY banner and crown decoration on the float.

A smiling pageant participant waves next to the ITALY float sign, with bunting and sunlit buildings visible behind her. — Smiling participant waves next to the ITALY sign on the parade float.

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