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1953: Man Searching in Car Near Seashore Long Beach California

1953: Man Searching in Car Near Seashore Long Beach California

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  • Year1953
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationLong Beach, California, United States
  • Duration8s
  • Pond5 pricefrom $199 USD
  • Collection1953 California

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Man Searching in Car Near Seashore Long Beach California — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from 1953 captures a man searching in his car near the seashore in Long Beach, California. The scene shows a man standing beside a vehicle on a sunny morning, with waves rolling in and a clear sky above. In the background, people stroll along the beach, a boat floats near the shore, and distant buildings line the coastline. The footage has a nostalgic, retro quality typical of mid-century home movies, offering authentic archival footage of everyday life at a California beach in the 1950s.

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
8s
Pond5 price
from $199 USD
Clip ID
72389607

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
Long Beach, 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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Topics & Keywords

  • man
  • search
  • car
  • seashore
  • lady
  • men
  • hat
  • vehicle
  • boat
  • moving
  • waves
  • sky
  • standing
  • finding
  • walking
  • ropes
  • buildings
  • ship
  • sitting
  • enjoy
  • morning
  • people
  • long BEACH california
  • 1953
  • 1953 Long Beach California
  • vintage 8mm film
  • 8mm home movie
  • car search
  • seashore footage
  • 1950s beach life
  • retro California
  • archival home movie
  • vintage car
  • beach morning
  • man searching
  • seaside scene
  • classic 8mm
  • nostalgic footage
  • 1950s Americana
  • vintage film
  • historical footage
  • beachside activity
  • old film
  • 1950s California

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