San Francisco California-1952: Sunset Over Rocky Coastline Viewed Through 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 Rocky Coastline Viewed Through Window — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a serene sunset over a rocky coastline. The sun dips below the horizon, casting a warm orange glow across the sky and reflecting on the churning ocean waves. Silhouetted rocks frame the foreground, viewed through a darkened window or frame. The footage shows natural film grain, slight scratches, and a soft, nostalgic quality characteristic of mid-century amateur cinema. This archival clip evokes quiet contemplation and the timeless beauty of nature at dusk.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Time-lapse
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123340938

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s archive requests needing a quiet California coastal sunset insert, reflective transition, or nature cutaway from authentic 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The frames show a soft 8mm color view of a rocky shoreline at dusk, with mid-century amateur-film texture supporting the supplied 1952 home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a traveler or family member pausing indoors or behind a frame to film the sunset over the ocean.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a low sun, orange dusk sky, dark rocky foreground, surf, offshore rocks, horizon line, and a window-like dark border.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, gate edges, dust, and small scratches that read as original physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a contemplative insert, day-ending transition, coastal establishing detail, or memory beat between home-movie scenes.
Historical context: The view documents a mid-century home-movie encounter with the Pacific coast near San Francisco without showing identifiable people, signage, or buildings.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, location, and any property permissions should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1952 8mm California coast sunset, San Francisco rocky shoreline home movie, vintage Pacific dusk footage, and ocean sunset cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1952 San Francisco or California coast scenes, then broader vintage sunset and ocean material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 8mm home-movie frame of a low sunset over a rocky San Francisco coastline, with surf and dark foreground rocks. — The sun sits near the horizon beyond dark coastal rocks and churning surf.

1952 San Francisco coastal view on 8mm film, showing silhouetted rocks, waves, and a warm dusk horizon. — A darker view of the rocky coast shows the sunset glow fading over the water.

Soft 8mm frame from the 1952 San Francisco coast clip, with the sun nearly hidden behind haze and surf. — The shoreline falls into silhouette as the low sun softens behind haze above the ocean.

End frame of a 1952 8mm San Francisco coastal sunset, with a small bright sun, surf, and silhouetted rocks. — The sun drops to a small bright point near the horizon beyond the rocky coast.

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