California-1952: Two Men in Fedoras and Two Women Posing Above a Hazy Coastline

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1952 · California, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1952 · California & Grauman's Chinese Theatre · Reel a69088bb contains 5 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

travel
sightseeing
group portrait
1950s fashion
family outing
coastal view
postwar leisure

Shot type: medium
Camera: static
Setting: outdoor · Elevated lookout above a hazy coastline with distant buildings and water
Time and weather: afternoon · undetermined; coats suggest cool weather · clear
Lighting: Low-angle sunlight from the left, faces warmly side-lit, clothing in deep shadow
People: 4 · Two adult men in fedoras, one in a dark suit with white shirt and patterned tie, one in a tweed jacket with open collar; two adult women in dark coats, one with a red collar, one in a dark hat with a bright clip.
Objects: fedoras · necktie · tweed jacket · wool coats · woman's hat with clip
Colors: blue-violet · black · grey · warm tan · red
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Medium
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Four adults stand posed against a hazy coastline, the man on the left facing the camera.
The two women keep their gaze off to the right while the men hold their pose.
The group stays still in low side light as the shot ends.

Two Men in Fedoras and Two Women Posing Above a Hazy... — Clip Details

Likely Southern California, circa 1952 home movie footage shows two men and two women posing together at a high lookout with a hazy coastline and blue water behind them. A man in a dark fedora, dark suit and patterned tie faces the camera beside a second man in a grey felt hat and tweed jacket. Two women in dark coats, one with a red collar and one in a dark hat, look off to the right. The camera holds one steady medium shot in low side light under a blue-violet sky.

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: 800001248

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1952 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: 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: Helps a request for early-1950s American tourists or family travelers, useful in documentaries on postwar leisure, California travel or mid-century dress.
Period detail: Felt fedoras, a patterned necktie, a tweed sport jacket and dark wool coats with a clipped hat point to the early 1950s, consistent with the reel's 1952 dating.
Home-movie behavior: The men face the camera while the two women glance off to the side, an unpolished moment of relatives posing for a family filmmaker on a trip.
What appears in frame: Two men in fedoras, a white shirt with a patterned tie, a tweed jacket, two women in dark coats, a red collar, a dark hat with a bright clip, and a hazy shoreline with water.
Film character: The 8mm colour shows a strong blue-violet sky, warm side-lit skin tones, deep blacks and visible grain, with soft focus on the distant shore.
Edit role: Works as a short memory-beat insert or character cutaway within a travel sequence, or as a bridge between city landmarks and coastal scenes.
Historical context: The group's hats, ties and coats show the formal dress many Americans still wore for sightseeing in the early 1950s.
Research note: Faces of four unidentified adults are clearly visible, so likeness and publicity rights are separate from the film copyright and the people's identities are unknown.
Research search match: 1950s tourists posing by the ocean, 8mm color home movie California trip, men in fedoras early 1950s, family vacation vintage film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's family walking downtown among palms, the Grauman's Chinese Theatre programme sign and the Rose Bowl clips, then other circa 1952 California footage, then mid-century travel portraits.

Still Frames From This Clip

Four visitors in early-1950s hats and coats posed above the coast, probably Southern California, circa 1952 — Two men in fedoras and two women in dark coats pose above the shore, circa 1952.
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Man in tweed jacket and fedora smiles at a coastal lookout, likely Southern California, circa 1952 8mm film — The man in the tweed jacket smiles as the women look away, circa 1952.
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Two women in dark coats and a clipped hat look off to the right at a lookout, probably California coast, circa 1952 — Two women in dark coats, lit by low sun, look off to the right, circa 1952.
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Man in dark fedora and patterned tie faces the camera with companions above the shore, Southern California, circa 1952 — A man in a dark fedora and tie faces the camera with his companions, circa 1952.
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