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San Francisco California-1957: Driving Along Coastal Shoreline With Ocean View

  • Year1957
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1957 San Francisco
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Driving Along Coastal Shoreline With Ocean View — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a serene coastal journey from a moving vehicle. The view through the car window shows a vast blue ocean meeting a sandy shoreline under a clear sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, slight motion blur, and warm, faded color tones typical of mid-century home movies. The final frame reveals a rocky coastline with crashing waves, suggesting a scenic drive along the California coast. This authentic archival clip evokes nostalgia and is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or historical storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127710847

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • 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

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Date
1957 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
San Francisco, California, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

  • ocean
  • water
  • shores
  • habitat
  • aquatic
  • driving
  • peacefully
  • scenes
  • nature
  • SAN francisco california
  • 1957
  • 1957 coastal drive
  • vintage 8mm film
  • home movie footage
  • ocean view from car
  • retro travel clip
  • classic Super 8
  • 1950s road trip
  • scenic coastline
  • archival footage
  • vintage travel
  • driving along ocean
  • 8mm home movie
  • nostalgic travel
  • mid-century film
  • California coast
  • vintage car view
  • old film grain
  • historical footage
  • vintage Americana

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1950s California coastal driving footage suited to documentary inserts, travel-history sequences, and archival transitions about shoreline movement or mid-century road trips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Ocean and grassy shoreline seen through dark car-window edges.

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