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San Francisco California-1952: Small Island Nearby

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

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Small Island Nearby — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a rugged coastal landscape from San Francisco, California. The camera pans slowly across a dramatic rocky cliff face in the foreground, with the deep blue ocean stretching to the horizon. In the distance, a small, jagged island rises from the water, its dark silhouette contrasting against the pale sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics—slight grain, soft focus, and subtle color fading—evoking a nostalgic, mid-century American seaside memory. The natural light suggests a bright, clear day, with gentle waves lapping against the rocks. This authentic archival clip offers a serene, timeless view of California's wild coastline, perfect for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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
123341501

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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Topics & Keywords

  • sea
  • island
  • cliff
  • rocks
  • beach
  • small
  • nearby
  • nature
  • ship oversee navy recruit
  • 1952
  • 1952 coastal footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • San Francisco California
  • rocky cliffs
  • ocean view
  • small island
  • Super 8 home movie
  • retro film
  • archival footage
  • nature scenery
  • seaside landscape
  • old film
  • 1950s home movie
  • coastal view
  • film grain
  • nostalgic footage
  • vintage ocean
  • classic film
  • 8mm home movie
  • vintage California

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1950s 8mm coastal scenery useful for documentary or editorial sequences needing a mid-century San Francisco shoreline insert without visible people.
Period detail
The footage may show a 1952 visitor-shot view of rocky coast and offshore formations, with era signaled mainly by the source format, soft color, and home-movie handling.
Home-movie behavior
The camera lingers and pans from a casual sightseeing position, valuing the coastal view rather than staged action or identifiable subjects.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include dark rock faces, an offshore jagged island, open blue water, pale sky, distant horizon, small wave breaks, and film frame edges.
Film character
The clip carries an 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, mild grain, uneven exposure, gate edges, and muted blue-gray color typical of aged reversal film.
Edit role
An editor could use it as a coastal cutaway, quiet transition, location-establishing insert, or reflective memory beat within a West Coast travel sequence.
Historical context
The scene presents a mid-century leisure or travel perspective on a rugged California shoreline, without visible crowds, vehicles, buildings, or commercial signage.
Research note
No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and confirm any location identification before publication.
Research search match
Relevant searches might include 1950s 8mm San Francisco coast, vintage California rocky shoreline, home movie ocean island, and archival Pacific cliff footage.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1952 San Francisco or California coastline material, then with broader vintage seaside travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 8mm view near San Francisco showing a rugged cliff edge, blue ocean, distant rocks, and pale horizon.
Rock face frames a distant offshore rock formation across calm blue water.
Vintage 8mm San Francisco coastal view with a large rock face at right and dark offshore formations across the water.
A cliff face fills the right side while low rocks sit offshore under a pale sky.
1952 home-movie frame near San Francisco showing a jagged island, low rocky outcrops, open water, and a cliff edge at right.
A jagged island rises from the water with smaller rocks extending toward the right edge.
Vintage 8mm coastal frame from the San Francisco area showing an offshore rocky island, low outcrops, and calm ocean water.
The offshore island sits left of center while smaller rocks stretch across the water.

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