San Francisco California-1953: Several People Walk By A Makeshift Building On A

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

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Several People Walk By A Makeshift Building On A — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1953, this vintage home movie captures several men in military-style uniforms walking past a makeshift corrugated metal building under a deep blue night sky. The scene is illuminated by artificial light, casting a strong blue hue over the structure and figures. One man in a cap walks toward the open doorway while others move past, suggesting a military or naval base setting. The grainy, low-light quality and color saturation are characteristic of 8mm home movie footage from the early 1950s, offering a rare glimpse into mid-century military life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123345664

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 or military-adjacent documentary edits needing brief exterior home-movie footage of uniformed men near a temporary corrugated structure.
Period detail: The clip may show early 1950s military or naval-base activity, suggested by caps, uniform-like clothing, a corrugated metal shed, and strong artificial lighting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the casual, unstaged movement of men walking past and toward an open doorway from a home-movie observer's position.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include several men, caps, uniform-like clothing, an open doorway, corrugated metal siding, a plain wall, deep blue light, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm footage has dense grain, saturated blue low-light color, soft focus, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing that give it physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, atmospheric transition, or cutaway for mid-century service life, base housing, or nighttime exterior movement.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for temporary utilitarian buildings and uniformed adult movement in a mid-century San Francisco setting without identifying a specific unit or event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, and possible military context should be reviewed for likeness and editorial sensitivity while copyright and property issues remain separate checks.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s 8mm San Francisco uniformed men, home movie military base exterior, corrugated building doorway, and blue night footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other San Francisco 1952 material, then broader 1950s military-base or temporary-building footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1950s San Francisco home-movie frame with two adult men near a makeshift corrugated building and open door under strong blue lighting. — Men pass a lit corrugated building with an open doorway.

An adult man approaches an open doorway in a corrugated structure, with blue-tinted light and dark film borders visible. — A man moves toward the open doorway of the small structure.

Two adult men, one wearing a cap, pass the open door of a corrugated metal building in blue-tinted 8mm footage. — Two men pass beside the open door in the blue-lit exterior scene.

Several adult men are partially visible near a corrugated metal building and open doorway in a blue-tinted 1950s home-movie frame. — Men gather or pass near the doorway of the small corrugated structure.

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