California-1955: Two Old Ladies Sitting In A Rocking Boat Together On A Blue

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Two Old Ladies Sitting In A Rocking Boat Together On A Blue — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1955 captures two women enjoying a sunny day on a small wooden boat in California. One woman in a white hat and turquoise cardigan sits facing the other, who wears a red and white sun hat, sunglasses, and a white sweater. They are seated in a rocking boat on deep blue water, with the woman in the red hat holding a paddle. The footage shows natural movement and the characteristic grain of Super 8 film, evoking a nostalgic, personal memory of a leisurely outing.

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: 125290309

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 1449 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: david,alex
Reel-level year note: 1953-1955-1956
Reel-level location note: palm springs california
Date: 1955 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 home-movie footage of two older women seated in a small wooden boat, useful for documentary or educational sequences about leisure, aging, travel, or family memory.
Period detail: The clothing, sunglasses, caps, 8mm source format, and metadata-supported 1955 date may show mid-1950s recreational boating style in California.
Home-movie behavior: The women appear relaxed and unstaged as they sit close together in a gently moving boat, with one handling a paddle while the camera observes from nearby.
What appears in frame: The frames show two older women, a small wooden rowboat, a paddle, blue rippling water, hats, sunglasses, a turquoise cardigan, and a plaid skirt.
Film character: The clip has saturated blue water, soft focus, visible 8mm grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or cutaway for mid-century leisure, family travel, friendship, or boating on open water.
Historical context: The scene reflects a private recreational outing rather than a documented public event, with emphasis on casual companionship and small-boat leisure.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed, while no logos, brands, private property, children, or audible music are apparent from the supplied metadata and frames.
Research search match: Researchers may find this clip through searches for 1955 California 8mm home movie boating, older women in rowboat, vintage leisure footage, or mid-century family travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other 1955 California water or boating scenes, and then with broader 1950s leisure and family-outing material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In metadata-supported 1955 California home-movie footage, two older women sit close together in a small wooden boat, one in a white cap and turquoise cardigan and the other in a red-and-white sun hat. — Two women seated together in a wooden boat.

Two older women sit in a small wooden boat on blue water in the 1955 California home-movie clip, with the woman in the red-and-white hat holding a paddle. — One woman holds a paddle while seated opposite her companion.

The 1955 California home-movie frame shows a woman wearing sunglasses and a red-and-white hat seated across from a companion in a white cap, with blue water behind them. — Women facing each other in the boat.

Near the end of the 1955 California clip, two older women remain seated in the small wooden boat, with the stern, paddle, hats, sunglasses, and rippling blue water visible. — Women seated near the stern of the boat.

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