California USA-1953: Lighthouse And Church Combined With Stone Statue

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

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Lighthouse And Church Combined With Stone Statue — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1953, this vintage home movie captures a white lighthouse with a black lantern room and railing, attached to a white building with a single lit window. In the foreground, a stone statue of a robed figure holding a cross stands near green foliage. The footage, framed by dark borders, shows a slight camera movement, revealing more of the scene against a deep blue sky. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel.

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: 123351233

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: 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: 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 California 8mm footage suited for documentary or editorial requests needing a coastal landmark, church-like architecture, or lighthouse exterior insert.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century travel filming through saturated color 8mm stock, with a white lighthouse structure, black lantern railing, robed stone statue, and deep blue sky.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the visitor-shot viewpoint, holding briefly on a landmark facade and statue with small handheld reframing rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white lighthouse tower, black lantern room and railing, white attached building, dark window, stone robed statue with cross, green foliage, blue sky, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, strong blue saturation, contrasty exposure, dark gate edges, and slight handheld movement that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, travel-memory cutaway, religious-site detail, or transition into a coastal California sequence.
Historical context: The view suggests a mid-century tourist record of a combined lighthouse and chapel-like structure, with religious statuary present but no visible visitors or activity.
Research note: No people, logos, or music are indicated, but copyright, site ownership, and any property or landmark permissions should be reviewed separately for intended use.
Research search match: Searches such as 1950s California 8mm lighthouse, vintage home movie church exterior, coastal landmark statue, and robed figure with cross may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1953 California exteriors, then related lighthouse, church, coastal travel, or religious-statue footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 California 8mm frame of a white lighthouse-like building with a black lantern room, dark window, stone robed statue, foliage, and blue sky. — White lighthouse structure and robed stone statue seen from a low visitor angle.

1953 California 8mm view of the lighthouse facade, black lantern room, small lit window, robed stone statue with cross, foliage, and blue sky. — Lighthouse building with a small lit window and statue in the foreground.

1953 California 8mm frame closer on the white lighthouse structure, black lantern railing, dark window, robed statue with cross, foliage, and saturated sky. — Closer visitor-shot framing of the tower, facade, and cross-topped statue.

1953 California 8mm frame showing the white lighthouse and attached building, black railing, robed statue with cross, shrubs, dark window, and blue sky. — Final frame holds on the white lighthouse building, statue, and surrounding shrubs.

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