Santa Cruz California-1937: Woman And Her Dog Running On The Beach

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Year1937
Decade1930s
LocationSanta Cruz, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1937 California

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Woman And Her Dog Running On The Beach — Clip Details

A woman in a patterned dress walks her dog along the shoreline in this 8mm home movie from Santa Cruz, California, 1937. Shot on vintage 8mm film, the grainy black-and-white footage captures the woman and her pet strolling and running on the wet sand as waves roll in behind them. The film shows natural wear with scratches and dust, preserving a candid moment of seaside leisure from the late 1930s. This authentic archival clip evokes nostalgia and offers a glimpse into everyday life during the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127257812

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1937 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Santa Cruz, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s seaside leisure requests needing real home-movie footage of a woman with a dog on a California beach.
Period detail: The patterned dress, black-and-white 8mm image, and beachside pet scene support a late-1930s home-movie reading without visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The woman appears casually filmed as she walks and runs with her dog near the surf, giving the clip an unstaged family-record quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a patterned dress, a small dog on a leash, wet sand, breaking waves, shoreline foam, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has pronounced 8mm grain, soft focus, handheld framing, exposure variation, scratches, and dust that register as physical archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, memory beat, or transition for everyday beach life, pet companionship, or Depression-era leisure.
Historical context: The footage shows informal recreation at the shoreline, centering an adult woman and her dog rather than a staged tourist or news event.
Research note: A visible adult face and likeness may require review; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status is separate from likeness clearance.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1930s 8mm beach home movies, Santa Cruz shoreline footage, woman walking dog, and vintage pet scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Santa Cruz or 1937 beach footage, then broader 1930s leisure, pets, and shoreline home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1937 Santa Cruz home-movie footage, a woman in a patterned dress stands with her dog on wet beach sand as waves break behind them. — A woman pauses with her dog at the edge of the surf.

A woman walks her leashed dog along the Santa Cruz shoreline, with surf rolling in behind them in grainy 8mm footage. — The woman and dog move along the wet sand beside the waves.

A closer 8mm frame shows the woman in a patterned dress on the beach, with soft focus and surf visible in the background. — A closer, motion-softened view of the woman on the shoreline.

The woman and dog are seen from behind near the Santa Cruz surf, with a breaking wave filling the background of the frame. — The woman and her dog face the breaking waves.

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