New Orleans USA-1952: Picture Of Lady In Front Of A San Jose Sign

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationNew Orleans, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1952 New Orleans

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Picture Of Lady In Front Of A San Jose Sign — Clip Details

A young woman in a blue dress with a white collar stands in front of a historical marker at San Jose Mission, captured on 8mm film in 1952. The vintage footage shows the sign detailing the mission's founding in 1790 by Fray Antonio Margil de Jesus, with text describing its construction and history. The scene includes a grassy area, agave plants, and tropical foliage, reflecting a warm, sunny day. The film exhibits natural grain and slight color fading typical of mid-century home movies, offering authentic archival footage of a 1950s family vacation.

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: 123336586

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$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: 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 1863 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1952
Reel-level location note: new orleans
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: New Orleans, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Suits 1950s American road-trip or Southwest missions documentary sequences as a visitor-POV insert; the legible sign frames double as period title cards for Texas heritage productions.
Period detail: Woman's mid-length pleated skirt and short ruffled blouse are consistent with early-1950s daywear; warm colour cast and moderate grain are typical of mid-century 8mm Kodachrome-era stock.
Home-movie behavior: Visitor posed deliberately before the landmark sign — a classic mid-century snapshot-style 'proof of visit' common to American family road-trip reels of the era.
What appears in frame: Young woman in blue pleated skirt and white ruffled blouse, dark wooden historical marker, San José Mission lettering, Queen of the Missions subheading, agave plants, manicured grass lawn, wooden post framing.
Film character: 8mm colour stock shows a warm orange-amber cast, moderate grain, slight highlight blooming in the sky area, and steady handheld framing consistent with amateur holiday filming.
Edit role: The sign close-ups (frames 0–1) work as readable title cards; the posed portrait frames (2–3) suit a memory beat or vacation-montage cutaway in a 1950s road-trip or Texas heritage sequence.
Historical context: The marker text names San José Mission as founded in 1720 by Fray Antonio Margil de Jesús; the site is in San Antonio, Texas — the clip may be mis-catalogued as 'New Orleans' and likely belongs to a cross-country road-trip reel.
Research note: An identifiable adult woman is visible in frames 2–3; likeness rights cannot be determined from this footage alone and require provenance review before editorial use.
Research search match: Researchers may locate this via '1950s Texas mission visit,' 'San Antonio home movie 1952,' 'San José Mission vintage footage,' or 'mid-century American road trip 8mm color.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips tagged 'new orleans to pacific trip 1952'; then with 1950s San Antonio or Southwest missions footage; then mid-century American family road-trip home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

8mm close-up of the San José Mission 'Queen of the Missions' historical marker, likely San Antonio, Texas, circa 1952, with agave plants and lawn in background. — San José Mission historical marker, circa 1952.

8mm frame of the San José Mission historical marker with founding text referencing 1720, flanked by agave plants and lawn, circa 1952. — San José Mission sign with founding text legible, circa 1952.

Young woman in early-1950s blue pleated skirt and ruffled blouse posed before the San José Mission 'Queen of the Missions' marker, circa 1952. — Visitor posed at San José Mission marker, circa 1952.

8mm colour frame of a young woman in early-1950s dress beside the San José Mission marker; visible text names Fray Antonio Margil de Jesús and a founding date of 1720. — Woman at San José Mission marker with sign text clearly visible, circa 1952.

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