California-1958: Group Of Friends In Evening Dresses Pose For A Photo In A Nice

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 California

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Group Of Friends In Evening Dresses Pose For A Photo In... — Clip Details

A group of friends in 1950s evening dresses and suits pose for a photo in front of a large mid-century modern building in California, 1958. The scene captures a sunny day with vibrant colors and classic 8mm film grain. People stroll in the background near green benches and yellow flower beds, while American flags fly atop the structure. The footage has a nostalgic, archival quality, showcasing a moment of social gathering and family memory from the era.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127605914

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 1084 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: philip 15 mos,santa anita,vegas,arizona,new mexico
Reel-level year note: 1958-1959
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1958 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 home-movie requests needing a social group posing outside a mid-century public or commercial building.
Period detail: Visible clues include formal dresses and suits, 8mm color stock, striped awnings, green benches, manicured planting beds, and flagpoles on a large modern building.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the visitor-shot moment as adults pause together for a group photograph while other people move through the sunny grounds behind them.
What appears in frame: The frames show five adults, a large blue-green building, striped awnings, American flags, green benches, yellow flowers, trees, and passersby.
Film character: The clip has saturated 8mm color, soft focus, handheld framing, gate edges, and visible film grain that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief social-memory insert, California travel cutaway, or transition into a 1950s leisure or friendship sequence.
Historical context: The scene suggests mid-century public leisure or an outing, with formally dressed adults posing in front of a landscaped building rather than a private interior.
Research note: Faces are visible and may require likeness review; copyright and physical-film ownership are separate from any location, property, or personal releases.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 California 8mm home movie, friends posing outside modern building, mid-century social gathering, and vintage group photo footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other California 1958 exterior scenes, then broader 1950s friends, travel, or posed-photo material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 California home-movie frame of adults posing near a large mid-century building with awnings, benches, flowers, and pedestrians. — Adults gather for a posed moment outside a landscaped mid-century building.

Five adults pose outside a large California building in 1958, with flags, striped awnings, green benches, and flower beds behind them. — A small group stands together in front of the building and landscaped walkway.

1958 California home-movie view of adults grouped near benches and yellow flowers outside a large building with flags and awnings. — The group remains near the walkway as pedestrians pass around the building grounds.

Adults are partly cropped at the edge of a 1958 California home-movie frame, with benches, trees, flags, and a large modern building visible. — The camera drifts as the posed group moves toward the edge of the frame.

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