California-1952: Woman in Pink Swimsuit Waves from Parade Float

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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Woman in Pink Swimsuit Waves from Parade Float — Clip Details

A vibrant 8mm home movie from California in 1952 captures a lively street parade. A young woman in a pink swimsuit and sash waves to the crowd, likely a beauty pageant contestant, as she rides in a float. Spectators line the street, watching the procession under a bright sun. A building with a 'MEXICO' banner and another with a 'MARVEL' sign are visible in the background. The footage shows classic Super 8 film grain and color, evoking a nostalgic 1950s Americana atmosphere.

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: 127545434

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

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s California parade sequences needing brief home-movie views of pageant-style participants, crowds, and street celebration atmosphere.
Period detail: The clip may show early-1950s parade styling, with swimsuits, sashes, balcony spectators, flags, and mid-century commercial street signage visible in the background.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the visitor-shot viewpoint as the camera follows a waving woman on a float while crowds watch from the street and building balconies.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a pink swimsuit and sash, parade crowds, a float or platform, flags, balconies, a Mexico banner, and commercial signs.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, warm color, handheld framing, gate edges, and visible grain that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, parade cutaway, memory beat, or transition within a sequence about mid-century pageants or civic street events.
Historical context: The footage shows public spectatorship around a parade participant, suggesting a community celebration or pageant setting without identifying the exact event.
Research note: Faces and visible signage require review for likeness, trademark, and contextual use; copyright status is separate from any publicity or property concerns.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1952 California 8mm parade footage, 1950s beauty pageant contestant, vintage crowd waving, and home movie street parade.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1952 California parade material, then broader 1950s civic parade and pageant footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 California home-movie frame with a parade crowd, a woman on a float, flags, balconies, and visible street signage. — A parade participant appears above a dense crowd along a sunlit city street.

1952 California parade frame showing a sash-wearing woman in pink waving near a float marked Mexico, with buildings behind her. — A sash-wearing woman waves from a parade float marked Mexico.

1952 California home-movie frame with a woman in a pink swimsuit and sash standing on a float before a crowd and building facade. — The parade participant stands above spectators as the handheld camera frames her from below.

1952 California parade frame showing a sash-wearing woman near Indiana lettering, with flags, balconies, and spectators in view. — A woman gestures near parade float lettering while spectators watch from the street and balconies.

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