Santa Cruz California-1949: Distressed Woman Is Comforted By Husband

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

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Distressed Woman Is Comforted By Husband — Clip Details

SANTA CRUZ CALIFORNIA-1949: A woman in a light-colored dress stands near a vintage blue car in a wooded area, appearing distressed as she covers her face. She then turns and is comforted by a man in a white shirt who places his arm around her. The 8mm home movie captures a candid, emotional moment with natural lighting and the characteristic grain of mid-century film.

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: 125298188

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: Yes
Audible music: No

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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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1949 Santa Cruz 8mm clip supports requests for mid-century California home-movie footage showing an emotional family or couple moment outdoors.
Period detail: The vintage rounded blue automobile, light dress, and 8mm color stock support a late-1940s domestic scene, with Santa Cruz and 1949 supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value as a woman appears upset near a car and is approached and comforted by a man.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a pale dress, an older blue car, wooded brush, dry ground, a small outdoor table edge, and a man entering at the end.
Film character: The footage shows soft 8mm grain, bright outdoor exposure, slight blur, and handheld framing that give the moment a candid physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief emotional memory beat, family-history insert, or transition from travel scenery into a personal domestic moment.
Historical context: The scene visually places private social interaction in an outdoor wooded setting during a mid-century California outing, without identifying the individuals.
Research note: People and a visible vehicle plate or branding require review for likeness and identification issues; copyright status is separate from privacy or publicity concerns.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1949 Santa Cruz home movie, 1940s California couple, distressed woman comforted, vintage blue car, and 8mm family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1949 Santa Cruz footage, then broader clips of mid-century family outings or emotional home-movie moments.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the 1949 Santa Cruz home-movie footage, a woman in a pale dress stands outdoors near a blue vintage car and trees. — A woman stands near a parked blue car in a wooded outdoor area.

The woman stands in bright light near the rounded rear of a blue car, with wooded brush behind her in Santa Cruz footage from 1949. — The woman faces the camera area beside the car and tree line.

The woman appears turned to one side near the vintage blue car, with dense trees and dry ground visible in the home-movie frame. — The woman turns beside the parked car in the wooded setting.

A man in a white shirt enters close beside the woman and appears to comfort her near the blue car in the 1949 Santa Cruz clip. — A man stands beside the woman, placing an arm near her shoulder.

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