Palm Springs California-1953: Two Men and a Woman Stand by Poolside at Night

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Year1953
Decade1950s
LocationPalm Springs, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1953 California

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Two Men and a Woman Stand by Poolside at Night — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1953, this vintage home movie captures a nighttime scene at a Palm Springs hotel pool. Two men in suits and a woman in a blue dress stand near the poolside, engaged in conversation. The setting features a modern building with large glass windows, a bright yellow patio umbrella, and manicured greenery. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking mid-century American leisure and architectural style.

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: 123350468

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 1398 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1953
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1953 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: Palm Springs, 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 Palm Springs leisure, hotel, and mid-century travel sequences needing brief home-movie poolside atmosphere with adults in formal dress.
Period detail: Visible clues include suits, a blue dress, large glass windows, a bright yellow patio umbrella, pool paving, and mid-century resort-style outdoor furnishings.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal visitor-shot view of adults pausing or conversing by a hotel pool, with no staged performance evident.
What appears in frame: The clip shows two suited men, a woman in a blue dress, a swimming pool edge, glass-fronted building, planter greenery, patio chairs, and yellow umbrellas.
Film character: The 8mm image has saturated color, soft focus, gate edges, exposure variation, and handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century vacation, resort, architecture, or California leisure coverage.
Historical context: The scene reflects postwar American resort social life through clothing, poolside setting, and modern hotel architecture without identifying the hotel or people.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright, location, and personal rights should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1953 8mm Palm Springs poolside, 1950s California hotel guests, mid-century resort home movie, and vintage vacation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1953 Palm Springs material, then broader 1950s California resort, pool, travel, and leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 Palm Springs poolside scene with two suited men and a woman in a blue dress near glass windows, planters, and yellow patio umbrellas. — Adults stand by a Palm Springs pool with umbrellas and a modern glass-fronted building behind them.

1953 Palm Springs poolside view showing two men in suits and a woman in a blue dress near patio furniture and reflective glass windows. — Two suited men and a woman stand spaced along the poolside terrace.

1953 Palm Springs home-movie frame of two suited men and a woman in blue beside a curved pool edge, planters, windows, and yellow umbrellas. — Three adults pause along the curved pool edge in a mid-century hotel setting.

1953 Palm Springs poolside frame with two suited men and a woman in a blue dress near umbrellas, chairs, greenery, and a modern glass facade. — Poolside guests stand near bright umbrellas and a glass-fronted resort building.

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