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San Francisco California-1952: Well Dressed Woman Walks Up The Walkway

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

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

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Well Dressed Woman Walks Up The Walkway — Clip Details

A well-dressed woman in a black cardigan and plaid skirt walks along a sunlit sidewalk in San Francisco, California, in 1952. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures her confident stride and the long shadow she casts on the pavement. Her short, styled hair and classic footwear reflect mid-century fashion. The camera follows her movement with a steady, handheld motion, capturing the natural grain and color palette of vintage home movie footage. The scene evokes a sense of everyday life and nostalgia from the early 1950s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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
123341824

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
Useful for 1950s San Francisco lifestyle edits needing an everyday street-walking insert with mid-century women's fashion and home-movie texture.
Period detail
The cardigan, plaid skirt, low heels, short styled hair, and sunlit sidewalk may show early-1950s everyday dress and movement in an urban California setting.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has unstaged home-movie value as the woman walks naturally past the camera, occasionally turning toward it while continuing along the sidewalk.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a woman in a dark cardigan, plaid skirt, light wall, sidewalk, long shadow, trees or foliage shadows, and handheld framing.
Film character
The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, mild exposure variation, gate edges, and small marks that preserve the physical-film character of the scene.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, fashion cutaway, or memory beat for mid-century urban everyday life.
Historical context
The scene offers a small social detail of a well-dressed woman moving through a public sidewalk space, without identifiable landmarks or public events in view.
Research note
A visible adult face and likeness require review for commercial use, while no logos, minors, audible music, or clear private property are evident from the supplied frames.
Research search match
Search matches include 1952 San Francisco woman walking, 1950s sidewalk fashion, 8mm home movie street scene, and mid-century woman plaid skirt.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other San Francisco 1952 footage, then related 1950s street fashion or everyday walking scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In supported 1952 San Francisco footage, a woman in a dark cardigan and plaid skirt walks along a bright sidewalk beside a plain wall.
A woman walks along a sunlit sidewalk, her shadow stretching across the pavement.
The woman turns toward the camera while walking past a pale wall, with strong sunlight casting her shadow on the pavement.
The woman looks toward the camera as she continues walking beside the wall.
A side profile shows the woman continuing along the sidewalk, her plaid skirt and dark top framed against the pale wall.
Side profile of the woman walking along the sidewalk in bright sun.
Near the end of the 1952 San Francisco clip, the woman slows near a wall where foliage shadows fall across the sidewalk.
The woman pauses or slows near the wall as tree shadows cover the pavement.

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