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1953: Family Relaxing at California Beach

1953: Family Relaxing at California Beach

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  • Year1953
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationCalifornia, United States
  • Duration9s
  • Pond5 pricefrom $178 USD
  • Collection1953 California

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Family Relaxing at California Beach — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1953 captures a family of three enjoying a sunny beachside vacation in California. The grainy, bright footage shows a man, woman, and grandfather relaxing on the sand under a blue sky, with the ocean surf in the background. The family laughs and squints in the sun, wearing period-appropriate swimwear including a black bikini. Cars are parked nearby, adding to the authentic mid-century Americana feel. This nostalgic, archival clip offers a candid glimpse into 1950s family life and leisure, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
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License
Not licensed directly; available on Pond5
Delivery
Via Pond5
Duration
9s
Pond5 price
from $178 USD
Clip ID
68019660

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel 1398 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Reel-level year note
1953
Reel-level location note
california
Date
1953 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
Marketplace licensing (Pond5)

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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