San Francisco-1959: Two Women Descending Staircase From Beach House

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 San Francisco

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Two Women Descending Staircase From Beach House — Clip Details

SAN FRANCISCO-1959: Two women descend a white staircase from a red-shingled house with white trim. One woman wears a white short-sleeved shirt and shorts, while the other wears a patterned red and white robe, holding a white towel. They walk down the steps and move along a row of similar beach houses, with the woman in the robe looking down at her hands. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures a candid moment of daily life in the late 1950s, featuring authentic period clothing, natural lighting, and the characteristic grain and color palette of Super 8 footage. The scene evokes a sense of nostalgia and everyday vintage.

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: 125291063

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 1084 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: philip 15 mos,santa anita,vegas,arizona,new mexico
Reel-level year note: 1958-1959
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1959 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 home-movie requests needing everyday coastal housing, women in casual period clothing, and a brief residential movement scene.
Period detail: The red shingle siding, white railings, screened porch doors, sunglasses, shorts, and patterned robe may show late-1950s beach-house leisure style.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value as two women descend exterior steps and move past the camera with casual attention to clothing, towels, and each other.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two women, a white exterior staircase, red shingle siding, screened doors, white trim, lattice panels, towels, and neighboring house fronts.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, mild exposure variation, handheld framing, and faded color that support its home-movie archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for seaside residential life, vacation lodging, or informal women’s daily routines.
Historical context: The scene shows a modest row of beach-style houses and casual female clothing, offering visual context for mid-century domestic leisure without identifying the people.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and property considerations should be checked separately before use.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1959 San Francisco 8mm home movie, women leaving beach house, mid-century coastal housing, or vintage residential stairs.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1959 San Francisco exteriors, then broader themes of beach houses, vacation homes, and women’s leisure.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1959 San Francisco home-movie footage, two women come down white stairs outside a red-shingled house with white trim. — Two women start down the exterior stairs of a red-shingled beach house.

Two women descend the white railing staircase outside a red-shingled San Francisco house, one carrying a light towel or garment. — The women move farther down the stairs beside the screened doorway and lattice trim.

A woman in a white short-sleeved top and sunglasses passes near the camera while another woman in a red patterned robe holds a towel by the stairs. — One woman passes close to the camera as the other pauses near the staircase.

A woman in a red and white patterned robe looks down at her hands while holding a towel near screened porches and neighboring house fronts. — The robed woman pauses beside the row of houses, looking down at her hands.

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