San Francisco California-1957: The California State Capitol With A Dome-Looking Top

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 San Francisco

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The California State Capitol With A Dome-Looking Top — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures the California State Capitol building in Sacramento, its iconic dome rising above surrounding trees. The footage, viewed through a window frame, shows slight motion blur and natural film grain, with visible scratches and dust that enhance its authentic archival quality. The muted color palette and soft focus evoke a nostalgic, mid-century American atmosphere, offering a rare glimpse of a historic landmark from a personal perspective.

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: 127710057

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

People 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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1957 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: San Francisco, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s 8mm home-movie footage useful for documentary or educational requests needing a brief visitor view of a domed civic landmark in California.
Period detail: The soft color, 8mm texture, and mid-century home-movie framing support the 1957 date, while the visible dome and columns suggest a state capitol setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, with the landmark seen through dark window or vehicle framing rather than from a formal architectural setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a domed capitol-style building, white columns, palm fronds, evergreen branches, leafy trees, dark vertical framing, and soft sky.
Film character: The footage has muted color, soft focus, light motion blur, dust, scratches, and handheld 8mm exposure shifts that give it physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, civic-landmark cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition within a 1950s California sequence.
Historical context: The scene visually places a government-style landmark within landscaped grounds, but the frames do not show people, signage, ceremonies, or specific public events.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but landmark identity, location metadata, copyright, and any property-use concerns should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Natural searches include 1957 8mm California capitol dome, vintage home movie civic building, Sacramento state capitol trees, and 1950s California landmark footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other 1957 California or Sacramento capitol views, then with broader mid-century civic landmark and travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 8mm frame showing a domed California capitol-style building with columns, trees, and dark vertical framing in the foreground. — Domed capitol-style building seen through dark foreground framing and soft film focus.

1957 8mm view of a domed capitol-style landmark partly framed by a dark vertical edge, palm fronds, and evergreen branches. — Capitol-style dome and upper columns appear beyond trees in a muted home-movie frame.

1957 8mm frame showing the dome and lantern of a capitol-style building, with palm fronds and trees crossing the foreground. — The dome rises above surrounding trees, softened by 8mm grain and exposure.

1957 8mm frame with the capitol-style dome cropped at the right, surrounded by trees and dark vertical foreground framing. — A cropped view of the domed landmark appears at frame edge behind trees.

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