San Francisco-1959: Family Beach Day Playing In The Sand On The Shore Of The

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

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Family Beach Day Playing In The Sand On The Shore Of The — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a family enjoying a sunny day at the beach in San Francisco. A young boy in a white t-shirt and shorts stands at the water's edge, watching waves roll onto the sandy shore. Another boy joins him, and they play near the surf, their figures silhouetted against the bright ocean. The footage shows natural movement and the warm, slightly faded color palette typical of Super 8 film from the late 1950s, with visible grain and soft focus. This authentic slice of everyday life evokes nostalgia for mid-century family vacations and seaside leisure.

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: 125291102

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 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: 1950s 8mm home-movie beach footage for documentary, education, or commercial edits needing mid-century family leisure on a San Francisco shoreline.
Period detail: The white T-shirts, short swim trunks, warm color, and casual shoreline activity support a late-1950s home-movie reading without visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value in its casual attention to people testing the surf, walking at the waterline, and moving without apparent direction.
What appears in frame: Visible details include sandy beach, low surf, ocean horizon, sunlit foam, two people in light shirts and shorts, footprints, and handheld framing.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, warm faded color, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing consistent with family-shot film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief memory beat, seaside cutaway, transitional insert, or texture shot for mid-century family recreation.
Historical context: The footage shows everyday beach leisure in 1959 San Francisco, emphasizing informal dress and shoreline play rather than an identifiable public event.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from personal rights.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1959 San Francisco beach home movie, 1950s 8mm shoreline family footage, and vintage surf play on sandy beach.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other San Francisco 1959 beach footage, then broader 1950s family vacation and seaside leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 San Francisco beach footage shows a person in a white shirt and shorts standing where small waves meet the sand. — A person stands at the waterline as low surf rolls onto the beach.

Two people in light shirts and shorts are near the San Francisco shoreline as surf washes onto the sand. — Two beachgoers move near the water as a wave breaks along the shore.

Two beachgoers in 1959 San Francisco step near foamy surf, with the ocean and sandy shore filling the frame. — Beachgoers step along the foamy edge of the water.

A handheld 1959 San Francisco beach frame shows partly cropped figures walking on sand beside the waterline. — Partly cropped figures walk across the sunlit sand near the shore.

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