San Francisco California-1952: Sunset over Ocean Viewed from Window

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

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Sunset over Ocean Viewed from Window — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a serene sunset over the ocean from a window view. The sun glows warmly on the horizon, casting golden light across the water and silhouetting rocky shoreline formations. Waves crash against the rocks below, creating a peaceful coastal scene. The footage shows natural film grain, slight flicker, and subtle scratches, characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the early 1950s. The dark window frame frames the view, enhancing the nostalgic, intimate feel of a personal memory captured on film.

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: 123340909

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: 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s 8mm coastal home-movie footage suited for documentary or museum edits needing a quiet San Francisco ocean sunset view from an interior vantage point.
Period detail: The frames show physical 8mm color footage with window mullions, silhouetted shoreline rocks, and a low sun over the ocean, while the 1952 San Francisco identification comes from the supplied clip metadata rather than visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries the unstaged value of a traveler or resident pausing indoors to film a brief sunset through a window rather than staging a scenic view for a formal production.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the dark window frame, orange sunset sky, sun near the horizon, ocean surface, breaking waves, rocky shoreline silhouettes, and film dust or scratches.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, warm color shift, visible grain, slight exposure fluctuation, and intermittent scratches consistent with a scanned 8mm home-movie source.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a reflective insert, location transition, end-of-day cutaway, or memory beat within a 1950s California travel or coastal sequence.
Historical context: The view suggests mid-century personal documentation of the northern California coast, emphasizing domestic observation and natural scenery rather than identifiable civic landmarks or events.
Research note: No people, faces, brands, or readable signage are visible, but users should still evaluate copyright status and any location or property questions separately from likeness clearance.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1950s 8mm San Francisco ocean sunset, vintage home movie coastal rocks, window view over waves, and California shoreline sunset footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1952 San Francisco or California coast material, and then with broader sunset, ocean, travel, or home-movie atmosphere clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 San Francisco 8mm frame showing a low sun over the ocean, silhouetted coastal rocks, and a dark vertical window frame at the edge of the view. — Sunset over rocky ocean shoreline through a window.

1952 San Francisco coastal sunset view with the sun close to the horizon, ocean waves around dark rocks, and vertical window framing visible in the foreground. — Low sun and waves beyond silhouetted rocks.

1952 San Francisco 8mm still with a warm sunset over the ocean, dark shoreline rocks in the foreground, and visible dust and scratches in the film scan. — Warm sunset above waves and coastal rocks.

1952 San Francisco home-movie frame showing the sun over a dim ocean horizon, waves breaking around shoreline rocks, and a dark window frame shaping the view. — Window-framed ocean sunset with rocky shoreline.

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