California-1952: A Woman On A Boat Looks Into The Sky And Smiles

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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A Woman On A Boat Looks Into The Sky And Smiles — Clip Details

A young woman in a striped sleeveless dress sits on a boat in California, 1952, her face lifted toward the sky with eyes closed and a joyful smile. She wears a light-colored blouse with thin vertical stripes, her dark wavy hair framing her face. Behind her, a man in a white hat and glasses is partially visible. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural sunlight and a slightly overexposed sky, with visible film grain and scratches. The camera remains steady, capturing a candid moment of pure happiness during a summer boat ride.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127545533

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 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: 1950s California home-movie boat footage suited to documentary inserts about leisure, travel, family memory, or midcentury summer outings.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm source, and metadata-supported 1952 California setting place the scene in an early-1950s recreational boat context.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an unstaged close moment as a young woman tilts her face upward, closes her eyes, and smiles during a boat ride.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a smiling young woman, sleeveless striped blouse, boat seating, a man in a white hat and glasses, railings, bright sky, and film frame edges.
Film character: The scan carries soft 8mm color, visible grain, light scratches, overexposed highlights, and contact-sheet framing that preserve the home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief memory beat, leisure cutaway, or transition into a sequence about boating, summer travel, or personal recollection.
Historical context: The clip shows casual recreational boating in California, with adults seated close together in bright daylight rather than a formal public event.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, private property, or children are apparent, and copyright status is separate from personal releases.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1952 California boat home movie, 1950s woman smiling on boat, 8mm summer leisure footage, and vintage boating cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1952 California footage, then broader 1950s boating, travel, and leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1952 California home-movie footage, a young woman on a boat tilts her face upward with eyes closed as a man sits behind her. — A young woman lifts her face toward the light while seated on a boat.

In supported 1952 California footage, the woman smiles broadly with eyes closed while seated on a boat in bright daylight. — The woman smiles during the boat ride as another passenger remains partly visible behind her.

The 1952 California boat footage frame shows mostly overexposed pale background, a partial person at center, and dark film borders. — A partial figure appears in a washed, overexposed section of the boat footage.

The final frame is largely overexposed pale background with film borders, dust, and scratches from the 8mm scan. — The clip ends on a pale, overexposed frame with visible film wear and dark borders.

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