San Francisco California-1953: Man And Woman Happily Walking Away From Building

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

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Man And Woman Happily Walking Away From Building — Clip Details

A man and woman walk happily away from a corrugated metal building in this 8mm home movie from 1953. The woman wears a light blue suit and white gloves, while the man is in a dark blue jacket. They smile as they walk on a wooden plank path, with the building's white door and small window visible behind them. The footage captures a candid moment of domestic life, with natural film grain and color shifts characteristic of vintage Super 8 footage. The camera follows their movement before panning up to show the building's upper level with a balcony and large windows.

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: 123342469

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 requests needing early 1950s San Francisco home-movie footage of adults leaving a modest industrial or residential building.
Period detail: The clothing, white gloves, corrugated siding, simple door, and balcony windows may show mid-century everyday building and dress details.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an unstaged moment of two adults smiling toward the camera while walking away from the building.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adults, corrugated metal siding, a white door, small windows, a balcony railing, plank walkway, weeds, and handheld framing.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight color shift, and handheld movement that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief memory beat, arrival-or-departure insert, or transition into domestic and workplace surroundings.
Historical context: The scene suggests everyday postwar urban life without identifying the building, occupants, or purpose of the location from the frames alone.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, privacy, and property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Search phrases include 1950s San Francisco home movie, couple walking from building, 8mm corrugated building, and mid-century candid adults.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with San Francisco footage from the same year, then with 1950s everyday walking scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Early 1950s San Francisco home-movie frame showing a smiling man and woman walking from a corrugated building. — Two adults walk toward the camera from a corrugated building with a white door behind them.

Early 1950s San Francisco frame with the man smiling near center and the woman partly hidden at the edge. — The man remains visible near center while the woman is partly cropped beside the building.

Early 1950s San Francisco frame where the man is cropped low in the shot as the camera shifts upward. — The camera moves upward, leaving the man partly cropped below the building facade.

Early 1950s San Francisco frame showing the building facade, balcony railing, windows, and white door after the people leave frame. — The shot settles on the building facade with balcony windows and a white door below.

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