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Kauai Hawaii USA-1944: An Image Of An Empty Beach With Big Buildings In The Background

  • Year1944
  • Decade1940s
  • LocationKauai, Hawaii, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1944 Kauai Hawaii
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An Image Of An Empty Beach With Big Buildings In The... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this vintage home movie captures a serene beachfront on Kauai, Hawaii. The clip shows a calm ocean with gentle waves lapping against the shore, while a row of large, ornate buildings lines the coastline under a soft purple-tinged sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight camera shake, with a tree branch occasionally framing the right edge. The scene is empty of people, evoking a quiet, nostalgic atmosphere of mid-century Hawaii.

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
123139019

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

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Date
1944 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
Kauai, Hawaii, 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

  • beach
  • building
  • water
  • sand
  • sky
  • trees
  • image
  • empty
  • big
  • buildings
  • background
  • nature
  • kauai hawaii USA
  • 1944
  • 1944 Hawaii beach footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Kauai 1944
  • old home movie
  • Super 8 beach scene
  • mid-century Hawaii
  • archival footage
  • retro 1940s
  • empty beach
  • historic buildings
  • tropical coastline
  • film grain
  • color faded
  • vintage travel
  • nostalgic Hawaii
  • 8mm home movie
  • old film
  • documentary footage
  • vintage Americana
  • 1940s Hawaii

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1940s Kauai beachfront home-movie footage suited to documentary inserts about Hawaii travel, coastal landscapes, or mid-century leisure settings.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 Kauai home-movie frame showing calm water, sandy shoreline, distant trees, and large beachfront buildings under a hazy sky.
Wide shoreline view with calm water and beachfront buildings in the background.

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