California-1959: White Modernist Building And Pink Bungalow On Sunny Day

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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White Modernist Building And Pink Bungalow On Sunny Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a sunny day in California with a white modernist building and a pink bungalow nestled among lush palm trees and greenery. The footage, likely filmed from a moving vehicle, shows a waterfront dock with sailboats under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds. The warm, slightly faded color palette and visible film grain evoke a nostalgic mid-century American suburban atmosphere, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed projects.

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: 125508327

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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: 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: 1959 California 8mm footage suited to editorial needs for mid-century residential architecture, sunny coastal neighborhoods, or home-movie travel views.
Period detail: The frames may show late-1950s modernist and bungalow-style residential buildings, palm landscaping, bright stucco walls, and waterfront railings.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a visitor or passenger filming casually from a moving position, with brief glimpses rather than composed architectural study.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white modernist building, a pink bungalow, palm trees, hedges, a low wall, waterfront railing, dock edge, and bright cloudy sky.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, gate edges, and handheld or vehicle-motion framing typical of home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, neighborhood cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition between California residential scenes.
Historical context: The footage gives visual context for sunny mid-century California domestic architecture and leisure landscapes without identifying a specific site.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but identifiable buildings and copyright status should still be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1959 California 8mm home movie, mid-century white modernist building, pink bungalow with palms, and waterfront residential view.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1959 California material, then similar mid-century homes, palm-lined streets, and waterfront cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 California 8mm frame showing a white modernist building partly obscured by trees, hedges, and a waterfront barrier. — White modernist building glimpsed through trees and a low wall.

1959 California 8mm frame with a white modernist building behind greenery and a pale waterfront railing under a blue sky. — White building and greenery seen beyond a waterfront barrier.

1959 California 8mm frame showing palms, a blue patterned wall, dock or waterfront edge, and neighboring buildings in sun. — Palm trees and a patterned wall along a sunny waterfront edge.

1959 California 8mm frame showing a pink bungalow, palm trees, a patterned blue wall, and waterfront posts in bright daylight. — Pink bungalow and palms viewed past a patterned waterfront wall.

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