California-1955: Person Wearing Blue Pants Stands On Blue Boat In Coastal Cove

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Person Wearing Blue Pants Stands On Blue Boat In Coastal... — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from California in 1955 captures a serene coastal cove. A light blue motorboat with a white canopy is moored in calm water, with white buoys floating nearby. A person in blue pants stands on the boat, while a small cabin sits on the grassy hillside above the rocky shore. The scene is bathed in bright, sunny light, showcasing the natural landscape and classic mid-century boating lifestyle. The footage exhibits authentic 8mm film grain and color saturation, offering a nostalgic glimpse into a peaceful day by the water.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125290461

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 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: Useful for 1950s California coastal recreation, mid-century boating, and home-movie cutaways in documentary or museum productions.
Period detail: The light blue motorboat with white canopy, color 8mm stock, clothing, and cove setting may show mid-1950s leisure boating in California.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value, observing a person standing casually on a moored boat during a quiet day on the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a blue motorboat, white canopy, calm cove water, white buoys, rocky shoreline, grassy hillside, small shore structure, and one person aboard.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm texture with soft focus, visible grain, saturated color, slight gate edges, and a handheld amateur framing feel.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, coastal transition, leisure cutaway, or memory beat for mid-century California recreation.
Historical context: The scene reflects postwar-era recreational boating and shoreline leisure without identifying the exact cove, vessel make, or people shown.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos or audible music are evident, but copyright and location/property questions remain separate.
Research search match: Search matches include 1950s California home movie boat, 8mm coastal cove, vintage motorboat on calm water, and mid-century boating footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel boating scenes, then other 1955 California coastal footage, then broader mid-century water recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1955 California 8mm frame showing a blue motorboat partly in view beside calm cove water, white buoys, rocks, and a grassy hillside. — A blue motorboat sits near buoys in a quiet rocky cove below a grassy hillside.

1955 California home-movie frame with a blue and white motorboat in a coastal cove, white buoys, rocks, hillside brush, and a small shore structure. — The moored motorboat appears against calm water, cove rocks, and hillside brush.

1955 California 8mm frame showing a person on a blue motorboat moored in calm cove water beneath a rocky, grassy hillside. — A person stands aboard the blue motorboat as it rests near buoys in the cove.

1955 California home-movie frame showing a person standing on a blue motorboat, with a small dinghy, buoys, calm water, rocks, and hillside behind. — A person stands on the moored boat while a small dinghy floats nearby in the cove.

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