San Francisco California-1953: View Of Deep Blue Ocean Water On A Cloudy Day

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

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View Of Deep Blue Ocean Water On A Cloudy Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1953, this vintage home movie captures a serene view of deep blue ocean water from a moving vessel. The footage, framed by a dark window or railing, shows gentle waves under an overcast sky, with a distinct purple-blue color cast typical of early color film. Grain, scratches, and slight flicker enhance its authentic retro feel. The perspective suggests a calm sea journey, evoking mid-century travel nostalgia. Ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects exploring 1950s Americana and maritime life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123343421

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

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1950s 8mm home-movie clip can support archive requests for mid-century Pacific travel, ocean passage, or maritime cutaway material connected by metadata to San Francisco, California.
Period detail: The visible material offers few datable clues beyond the 8mm color home-movie look and the metadata-supported early-1950s setting, with the scene limited to open ocean, cloud cover, and dark framing from a vessel or window.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the observational quality of a traveler filming the sea from aboard a moving vessel rather than staging a composed scenic view.
What appears in frame: Across the four frames, visible elements include a dark vertical divider or railing, black film-frame edges, a blue ocean horizon, low overcast sky, small wave highlights, scratches, grain, and a purple-blue color cast.
Film character: The clip shows authentic 8mm texture through visible grain, flicker, frame-edge darkness, light scratches, soft focus, uneven exposure, and a strong blue-purple color shift.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief ocean insert, voyage transition, atmospheric cutaway, or memory beat between travel or coastal sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents a mid-century home-movie view of open water from a moving vessel, suggesting leisure or travel observation without showing people, ship identifiers, or shore landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible in the provided frames, but users should still clear footage copyright and verify any location or vessel claims separately from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Relevant researcher searches include 1950s 8mm ocean footage, San Francisco home movie sea view, vintage cloudy Pacific water, moving vessel cutaway, and blue water travel insert.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1952 San Francisco or California coastal footage, and finally with broader 1950s maritime travel, ocean, or home-movie journey material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Metadata-supported 1950s San Francisco-area home-movie frame showing open blue ocean beneath an overcast sky, with dark window or railing edges and visible film wear. — Open ocean under cloud cover from a moving vessel.

Metadata-supported 1950s home-movie view of open ocean near San Francisco, with low cloud cover, soft focus, film grain, and a dark frame edge at the left. — Blue water and distant horizon beneath overcast sky.

Metadata-supported 1950s 8mm frame of a cloudy ocean view near San Francisco, showing a tilted horizon, dark side borders, grain, and scratches. — Clouds and ocean horizon in a handheld home-movie view.

Metadata-supported 1950s home-movie frame showing dark blue ocean and low clouds near San Francisco, bordered by black film edges and a central dark divider. — Framed vessel view of ocean and low clouds.

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