California USA-1952: Black Granite Cabrillo National Monument Sign On A Bright

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Black Granite Cabrillo National Monument Sign On A Bright — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored suit walks past the Cabrillo National Monument sign at Point Loma, California, in 1952. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures the historic stone monument commemorating Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo's 1542 landing. The black granite plaque, set in a weathered stone wall, details Cabrillo's voyage and the discovery of California. The footage shows a bright, sunny day with natural film grain and slight camera movement, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century Americana and historical tourism.

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: 123339517

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s California travel, national monument, or mid-century historical tourism sequences needing a brief visitor-shot landmark detail.
Period detail: The light suit, color 8mm look, stone setting, and dated metadata support a 1952 home-movie view of Cabrillo National Monument signage.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor perspective, with a suited adult walking through the frame as the camera lingers on the monument plaque.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a black plaque, rough stone wall, suited visitor, bright daylight, distant landscape, dark frame edges, and 8mm contact-sheet artifacts.
Film character: The footage has soft color 8mm texture, visible grain, slight handheld movement, uneven focus, and exposure typical of amateur travel filming.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, location insert, travel transition, or memory beat within a California history or tourism sequence.
Historical context: The view shows public commemoration at a California landmark through a mid-century tourist lens without confirming activities beyond the visible visit.
Research note: A visible adult face and public monument text may require likeness and location review, while copyright and reuse clearance should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Search matches include 1952 California 8mm Cabrillo National Monument sign, Point Loma plaque home movie, and mid-century landmark tourism footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel New Orleans to Pacific trip material, then 1952 California or Point Loma footage, then other monument and road-trip signage shots.

Still Frames From This Clip

A suited adult walks past the Cabrillo National Monument plaque in a 1952 California home-movie frame. — Visitor walking beside the dark Cabrillo plaque and stone monument wall.

The Cabrillo National Monument plaque appears in a stone setting with landscape visible at the side. — Dark commemorative plaque framed by rough stone blocks at the monument site.

A soft 8mm view shows the lower Cabrillo plaque, stone masonry, and contact-sheet banding. — Lower section of the monument plaque with weathered stonework around it.

The Cabrillo National Monument plaque fills the frame within rough stone masonry in 1952 California footage. — Centered view of the dark plaque embedded in the stone monument wall.

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