San Francisco California-1952: Beautiful Panoramic View Of A Hillside Bathed By

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1952 San Francisco California

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Beautiful Panoramic View Of A Hillside Bathed By — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a breathtaking panoramic view of the iconic Lone Cypress tree clinging to a rocky outcrop along the California coast. The rugged cliffside is bathed in natural light, with waves crashing against the shore below and distant mountains visible under a clear sky. The final frames transition to a warm sunset over the ocean, with the sun dipping below the horizon, casting a golden glow across the water. This classic Super 8 footage offers a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century California scenery, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed projects.

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: 123340893

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: San Francisco, 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: 1950s 8mm coastal California scenery for documentary inserts, travel-history sequences, or mid-century home-movie atmosphere.
Period detail: The frames may show a 1952 visitor view of a wind-shaped coastal tree, rocky outcrop, surf, distant hills, and a sunset, with era mainly supported by the film metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds a visitor-shot scenic perspective, lingering on the coastal overlook and sunset rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a lone coastal tree, jagged rock, ocean surf, distant hills, dark shoreline silhouettes, sky, sunset glow, and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, gate edges, and handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a scenic cutaway, location-establishing insert, reflective transition, or closing memory beat.
Historical context: The footage documents mid-century leisure filming of a dramatic California coastline, with the landscape emphasized over identifiable activity.
Research note: People are flagged at clip level, though not clearly identifiable in these sampled stills; confirm copyright status and any likeness or location restrictions separately.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1950s 8mm California coast, vintage home movie rocky shoreline, lone cypress-like tree, ocean sunset, and coastal travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1952 California coastal material, then with broader 1950s ocean, cliffs, and sunset themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 8mm frame of a wind-shaped coastal tree and jagged rock above surf, with distant hills across the water. — A coastal tree and rocky point overlook blue surf and distant hills.

1952 8mm view of a rocky California coastal outcrop with a lone tree, surf below, and hazy hills beyond the water. — The camera frames the tree-topped rock from a slightly shifted angle.

Close 1952 8mm frame of jagged coastal rock and a wind-shaped tree, with blue ocean filling the background. — Jagged stone fills the foreground as the coastal tree stands above the water.

1952 8mm sunset view over the ocean, with the sun near the horizon and dark coastal rocks silhouetted in front. — The clip ends on a warm sunset over the rocky shoreline.

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