San Francisco California-1953: Boy Watching Surfers at Beach

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

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Boy Watching Surfers at Beach — Clip Details

A young boy in a red jacket stands on a sun-drenched beach, watching a group of surfers ride waves on a clear summer day. The vintage 8mm film captures the golden-hour glow, with turquoise water and white foam crashing onto the shore. The boy, barefoot and smiling, clutches a surfboard under his arm as the surfers in wetsuits paddle and ride the waves. The scene exudes a nostalgic, carefree 1960s California beach vibe, with natural film grain and slight color fading enhancing the retro feel. This authentic home movie footage is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling about mid-century American beach culture.

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: 123345384

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: 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 San Francisco 8mm footage for edits needing military personnel gathered at a ship before boarding or embarkation.
Period detail: The uniforms, caps, ship railings, rigging, and visible Marine Adder name may show a mid-century military transport scene.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from within or just behind the crowd, giving an unstaged participant-level view of men waiting and talking near the ship.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include uniformed men, caps, duffel bags, ship hull lettering, railings, rigging lines, a loudspeaker, and bright open sky.
Film character: The clip has handheld 8mm texture with soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and slight color shift typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for military travel, ship boarding, or postwar-era movement.
Historical context: The scene visually places a large group of military men beside a named vessel without confirming the assignment, destination, or official occasion.
Research note: Faces and the ship name are visible, so likeness, identification, and vessel-name review may be needed in addition to copyright checks.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1950s 8mm military men boarding ship, San Francisco troop transport home movie, and Marine Adder crowd footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel scenes, then with 1952 San Francisco waterfront footage, then with broader military embarkation or naval transport material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 San Francisco home-movie frame showing uniformed men waiting near a ship, with rigging lines overhead. — Military men stand in a crowd beside a large ship, viewed from behind.

Uniformed men wait close together near a large vessel in 1952 San Francisco archival 8mm footage. — Men in uniform cluster near the ship, some facing the camera and others turned away.

The ship name Marine Adder is visible above uniformed men gathered at the waterfront in 1952 San Francisco footage. — A ship marked Marine Adder looms over men waiting below with bags and caps visible.

Military men stand in a crowded boarding area beneath the visible Marine Adder name on a large ship. — The Marine Adder name appears above a dense group of uniformed men near the vessel.

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