Santa Cruz California-1949: A Man Looking At The Camera Then Fixes The Top Of A Green And White Striped Chair

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Year1949
Decade1940s
LocationSanta Cruz, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1949 California

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A Man Looking At The Camera Then Fixes The Top Of A... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1949, this vintage home movie captures a man in a white t-shirt and light-colored pants standing in a sun-drenched backyard in Santa Cruz, California. He initially faces away from the camera, then turns to look back, appearing to adjust or fix a green and white striped cushioned chair. The scene features a rustic lawn with scattered rocks, a small table, and wooden chairs, all set against a backdrop of dense trees and a hillside under a bright blue sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and natural light, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American family moment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 125297921

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 1660 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1949
Reel-level location note: del mar, california,chicago
Date: 1949 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: Santa Cruz, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s California home-movie requests needing a brief backyard domestic moment with an adult adjusting outdoor furniture.
Period detail: The scene may show mid-century leisure details in the striped lawn chair, simple outdoor seating, casual white T-shirt, and sunny yard setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged action as the man turns toward the camera while handling a striped chair in a family yard.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult man, green and white striped chair, dry lawn, scattered stones, outdoor chairs, small table, trees, and hillside.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, bright sun exposure, color shift, and slight handheld framing typical of home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a domestic cutaway, memory beat, or short transition within sequences about postwar family life or California leisure.
Historical context: The clip provides visual context for informal outdoor home life without establishing a specific event beyond the supplied Santa Cruz 1949 metadata.
Research note: A recognizable adult face appears briefly, so likeness review may be needed in addition to copyright and any location or property assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1949 Santa Cruz 8mm home movie backyard man adjusting lawn chair and mid-century California family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Santa Cruz 1949 clips, then related backyard, lawn chair, and mid-century domestic leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1949 Santa Cruz backyard scene, a man stands with his back to the camera beside a green and white striped lawn chair. — The man stands behind a striped outdoor chair in the sunlit yard.

The man appears to adjust the top of a green and white striped chair in the Santa Cruz yard, with trees and outdoor furniture behind him. — The man handles the striped chair while standing on the lawn.

The man turns toward the camera beside the green and white striped chair in the 1949 Santa Cruz backyard footage. — The man looks back toward the camera next to the chair.

The man stands near the striped chair and faces the camera, with a sunlit lawn, trees, and outdoor seating in the background. — The man faces the camera beside the striped chair in the yard.

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