San Francisco California-1952: A Man In A Suit Looking At A View Of Large Rocks

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

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A Man In A Suit Looking At A View Of Large Rocks — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a man in a light gray suit and dark tie standing outdoors in a lush, green forested area. The scene opens with a view of large rocks rising from the water, framed by the film's natural borders. The man turns slightly, offering a profile view as he looks toward the landscape. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, faded colors, and subtle film wear, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American moment. The setting suggests a quiet, natural retreat, possibly near a coastal region. This archival clip offers authentic 1950s Americana for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123341559

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing a coastal California travel or personal-memory insert with a suited man viewing a rocky shoreline.
Period detail: The light gray suit, dark tie, soft color, and 8mm home-movie framing support a mid-century travel or family outing context, with the 1952 date supplied by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears casually filmed while turning near greenery and looking toward the landscape, giving the clip an unstaged visitor perspective rather than a posed portrait.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include ocean rocks, blue sky, dense coastal trees, shrubs, a suited adult man, handheld framing, and dark film borders.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm texture through soft focus, visible grain, faded color, slight exposure variation, and the physical edges of the film frame.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief memory beat, scenic cutaway, travel transition, or human-scale insert between wider coastal or San Francisco-area material.
Historical context: The footage visually places a dressed adult visitor in a green coastal overlook setting, suggesting leisure travel or sightseeing without confirming a specific landmark.
Research note: An adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, minors, private interiors, or audible music are evident from the supplied metadata.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1952 8mm San Francisco coastal rocks, 1950s man in suit landscape view, and vintage home movie California shoreline.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent scenes from the same reel, then other 1952 San Francisco or coastal California clips, then broader 1950s travel and sightseeing footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 8mm frame of large coastal rocks in water near San Francisco, with soft focus, faded color, and visible film borders. — Large rocks stand offshore in a softly exposed coastal view.

A suited adult man stands outdoors near dense greenery in this 1952 San Francisco-area home-movie frame. — A man in a light gray suit stands beside coastal vegetation.

The man turns slightly as the camera holds on the greenery behind him.

A suited adult man looks away across a green coastal landscape in this 1952 San Francisco-area home-movie frame. — Seen from behind, the man faces the surrounding coastal vegetation.

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