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California USA-1952: View Of Gray Metal Gate Inside Of Fenced Off Entertainment

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

  • Year1952
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationCalifornia, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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View Of Gray Metal Gate Inside Of Fenced Off Entertainment — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a view of a gray metal gate and fenced enclosure at an entertainment venue in California. The footage shows a large building with columns and a modern design, surrounded by trees and a white picket fence. The scene has a nostalgic, archival quality with soft focus and film grain, suggesting a quiet moment at a public attraction or fairground. The overcast sky and muted colors enhance the retro atmosphere of mid-century American life.

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
123340118

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.

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
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

  • fence
  • tree
  • stadium
  • merriment
  • pastime
  • view
  • gray
  • metal
  • gate
  • inside
  • fenced
  • entertainment
  • arena
  • buildings
  • landmarks
  • new orleans to pacific trip
  • 1952
  • 1952 California home movie
  • vintage 8mm film
  • 1950s entertainment venue
  • gray metal gate
  • fenced enclosure
  • archival footage
  • retro American scene
  • 8mm home movie
  • vintage film
  • mid-century architecture
  • old California footage
  • nostalgic 1950s
  • public attraction
  • film grain
  • overcast sky
  • white picket fence
  • historic 8mm
  • documentary footage
  • classic American life
  • vintage 1952

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1950s California home-movie footage for productions needing an exterior cutaway of a fenced public entertainment or attraction setting.
Period detail
The white rail fencing, muted painted structures, and columned modern building may show mid-century public-venue design in California.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, pausing on gates, fencing, trees, and buildings rather than staged action.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include metal fencing, a gray gate, white rail fence, trees, paved ground, low buildings, columns, and an overcast sky.
Film character
Soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight blur, and handheld framing give the scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, transition, or quiet memory beat around mid-century leisure travel.
Historical context
The view suggests a public attraction or entertainment grounds, but the exact venue is not identifiable from the visible frames alone.
Research note
No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, though copyright and any venue or property concerns should still be reviewed.
Research search match
Useful searches include 1950s California 8mm attraction fence, home movie entertainment venue exterior, and mid-century public grounds cutaway.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with the same reel, then with California 1952 exterior attraction footage, then with broader mid-century leisure and travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 California home-movie frame showing a metal gate, fenced enclosure, trees, and a columned public-venue building.
Metal fencing and gate stand before a columned building at a public attraction or entertainment site.
1952 California frame with metal rail fencing, a gray gate area, trees, and a modern columned building beyond.
Metal fencing and trees frame the view toward a columned building inside the grounds.
1952 California home-movie frame showing a white rail fence, trees, low venue structures, and overcast sky.
A white rail fence crosses the foreground with trees and low public-venue buildings behind it.
1952 California frame with white fencing, trees, paved ground, and low structures at an outdoor entertainment site.
White fencing and trees define the foreground of a quiet outdoor venue area.

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