California-1952: Women in Swimwear Wave from Parade Floats

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Women in Swimwear Wave from Parade Floats — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from California in 1952 captures a sunny day parade featuring women in retro swimwear. A contestant in a green one-piece swimsuit and a sash labeled 'GERMANY' waves from a white float adorned with colorful flags and a crown. Another woman in a pink swimsuit with a 'KENTUCKY' sash walks past a similar float. The footage shows a crowd watching the event, with palm trees and buildings in the background, all rendered in the warm, slightly faded colors of classic Super 8 film.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 127545453

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 requests needing color 8mm footage of swimsuit contestants, decorated floats, spectators, and sunny public-event atmosphere.
Period detail: The swimwear cuts, sash lettering, crown-topped float panels, bunting, palm trees, and faded color stock support an early-1950s public parade setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a spectator-shot feel, catching contestants waving or passing by while heads, float rails, and crowd movement partly interrupt the view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include sash-wearing women in green and pink swimwear, white parade floats, crown decorations, colored pennants, spectators, palm trees, and sunlit buildings.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, warm faded color, visible grain, gate edges, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of original home-movie film.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for midcentury pageants, parades, beach culture, or public celebrations.
Historical context: The footage visually reflects a midcentury public parade where women in swimsuit attire and geographic sashes appear before a gathered outdoor crowd.
Research note: People and faces are visible, and sash text or event identifiers may require review for likeness, publicity, copyright, and contextual use rights.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s California 8mm parade footage, swimsuit sash contestants, beauty pageant float, home movie crowd, and vintage public celebration.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other California 1952 parade material, then broader 1950s pageant, swimwear, and crowd footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1952 California home-movie footage, a woman in green swimwear with a GERMANY sash waves from a decorated white float. — A sash-wearing contestant waves from a crown-topped parade float.

A handheld 8mm frame shows the green-swimsuit contestant partly cropped beside float railings and a nearby spectator. — The parade view is partly blocked as the float passes the camera.

A woman in pink swimwear with a KENTUCKY sash stands near a white crowned float during the California parade footage. — A KENTUCKY sash contestant stands beside the decorated parade float.

The KENTUCKY sash contestant moves past the crown-topped white float, with palm trees and buildings behind her. — The contestant passes the float as the home-movie camera follows the parade.

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