California-1952: A Popular Parade Where Everyone Is Having Fun

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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A Popular Parade Where Everyone Is Having Fun — Clip Details

A vibrant 8mm home movie from California in 1952 captures a joyful parade scene. A young woman in a teal swimsuit smiles and waves to the camera, her blonde hair catching the sun. Another woman in a bright yellow halter dress poses near a sign reading "NORWAY," with colorful pennant flags fluttering in the breeze. A sailor in a crisp white uniform walks through the crowd, adding to the festive atmosphere. The footage features classic Super 8 film grain, warm color tones, and a candid, nostalgic feel, perfect for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, or vintage Americana content.

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: 127545489

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 or festival sequences needing brief home-movie views of costumed participants, spectators, and a sailor in public celebration.
Period detail: The clothing, sailor uniform, 8mm color stock, and hand-lettered Norway display support a mid-century public parade or pageant setting, with 1952 California supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: Participants smile, pose, and wave directly toward the camera, giving the clip an informal visitor-shot feeling rather than a staged newsreel view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two women in bright parade attire, a Norway sign, colorful pennant flags, a sailor in white uniform, ship-like structures, blue sky, and heavy frame borders.
Film character: The footage has saturated 8mm color, visible grain, soft focus, handheld framing, and exposure shifts that give useful physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quick insert, parade cutaway, travel-pageant detail, or memory beat within a mid-century public celebration sequence.
Historical context: The frames show a public festive scene with international-themed signage and naval dress, but the exact event, organization, and vessel are not identified in the visible material.
Research note: Faces and a visible Norway sign require review for likeness and trademark or display context; copyright status and personal releases should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1952 California 8mm parade footage, mid-century home movie festival, women waving at parade, sailor in white uniform, and Norway sign pageant.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1952 California parade material, then broader 1950s public festival and travel-pageant footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1952 California home-movie footage, a blonde woman in teal parade attire smiles and waves near a ship-like structure under blue sky. — A woman in teal parade attire waves toward the camera during the public celebration.

A woman in a yellow halter dress poses near a visible Norway sign and colorful pennant flags in 1952 California parade footage. — A woman in yellow poses beside the Norway display and small pennant flags.

The woman in yellow waves toward the camera beside the Norway sign, with triangular pennants visible against the blue sky. — The Norway display remains visible as the woman waves to the camera.

A sailor in a white uniform and cap passes through the frame near a large ship-like structure in the 1952 California parade footage. — A sailor in white uniform moves through the festive scene near the large structure.

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