San Francisco California-1953: A View Of Historical Building And Forest At

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

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A View Of Historical Building And Forest At — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1953, this vintage home movie captures a serene sunset over a forested mountain range, with silhouetted evergreen trees framing the golden horizon. The scene transitions to a view of the Seattle-Tacoma Airport terminal, a mid-century modern building with bold lettering and clean lines, bathed in bright daylight. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and a nostalgic, archival quality, offering authentic period visuals for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Aerial
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: 123343125

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 suited for archive requests needing a scenic sunset insert followed by a mid-century airport terminal exterior.
Period detail: The terminal facade, large rooftop lettering, horizontal window bands, and color 8mm stock may show early 1950s commercial airport architecture.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, shifting from a quiet landscape view to handheld glimpses of an airport building from outside.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a sunset horizon, dark evergreen silhouettes, a pale airport terminal, rooftop signage, rows of windows, trees, and film frame edges.
Film character: The footage carries warm 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a travel-memory cutaway, airport-arrival insert, or transition from landscape atmosphere into mid-century transportation context.
Historical context: The airport exterior provides visual context for postwar air travel settings without confirming a specific trip, airline, or public event.
Research note: Human review should confirm the visible Seattle-Tacoma Airport signage and any trademark or property considerations; no people are visible in these frames.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1950s 8mm airport terminal exterior, Seattle-Tacoma Airport home movie, mid-century travel footage, and forest sunset home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then with same airport or year material, then with broader 1950s travel and scenic landscape footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1950s 8mm-style view of a golden sunset behind a forested mountain range, framed by dark evergreen trees and film edges. — Golden sunset behind a forested mountain horizon.

Exterior view of a mid-century airport terminal with visible Seattle-Tacoma Airport signage, pale facade, windows, and trees in front. — Seattle-Tacoma Airport terminal exterior in daylight.

Handheld 8mm view of the Seattle-Tacoma Airport terminal facade, showing rooftop lettering, horizontal windows, and a tree-lined foreground. — Terminal facade with airport name across the building.

Exterior airport terminal shot with visible Seattle-Tacoma Airport lettering, pale modern facade, trees, and dark 8mm frame borders. — Airport terminal exterior framed by trees and film borders.

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