California-1952: Three People Smiling And Laughing At The Camera With Sunglasses

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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Three People Smiling And Laughing At The Camera With... — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from California in 1952 captures three people laughing and posing at the camera with the ocean in the background. A man in a dark polo shirt and a woman in a blue collared shirt with glasses smile brightly, while another woman in a striped shirt and dark sunglasses laughs and looks toward the sea. The footage shows natural sunlight, slight film grain, and the authentic look of a 1950s family vacation. The subjects appear joyful and relaxed, with one woman holding a small camera. This archival clip evokes a sense of nostalgia and personal memory from mid-century America.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127545184

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 1234 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: miss universe
Reel-level year note: 1952
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1952 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s California home-movie requests needing cheerful seaside travelers, informal posing, or mid-century vacation atmosphere.
Period detail: The clothing, sunglasses, handheld camera, and 8mm color stock support an early-1950s leisure setting, with California noted in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The subjects laugh, turn toward one another, and react directly to the camera with the relaxed timing of an unstaged family or travel film.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include smiling adults, dark sunglasses, a striped blouse, a blue collared shirt, a small handheld camera, bright sky, ocean, and distant shoreline.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, contact marks, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that preserve the physical texture of the original film.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a brief memory beat, vacation cutaway, family-travel insert, or transition into a mid-century California leisure sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows adults enjoying an outdoor coastal overlook, reflecting informal social filming and camera-conscious vacation behavior in a 1950s home movie.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, music, or private property are apparent, but copyright and personal rights remain separate checks.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1952 California 8mm home movie, smiling adults by the ocean, vintage sunglasses, and mid-century vacation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1952 California coastal footage, then broader 1950s family vacation or sightseeing scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 California home-movie frame with adults laughing and posing near the ocean, partly cropped by handheld framing. — Adults laugh and face the camera during a sunny coastal moment.

Woman in dark sunglasses smiles in bright sun with another adult nearby and the California coast behind them. — A woman in sunglasses smiles while standing near the seaside view.

Cropped 1952 California frame showing an adult holding a small camera against a bright ocean backdrop. — A small camera is held up as the seaside background fills the frame.

Woman in a striped top holds a small camera in a 1952 California seaside home-movie frame. — A woman stands by the water holding a small camera in bright daylight.

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