Nice France-1952: Two White Pedal Boats Lettered Ruhl 3 and Ruhl 1 Resting on a Pebble Beach

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationNice, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1952 · Nice, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
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What is in this clip

seaside holiday
beach leisure
Riviera tourism
hotel beach club
mid-century travel
boat rental
European trip

Shot type: close-up
Camera: handheld · pan
Setting: outdoor · pebble beach at the water's edge on the Mediterranean seafront
Time and weather: day · summer · sunny
Lighting: bright daylight with a strong blue colour cast
People: 0 · No people are visible.
Vehicles: pedal boats
Objects: pedal boats · blue canvas sling seats · pedal mechanism · painted hull numbers · pebbles
Readable signs: RUHL 3 · RUHL 1 · 1
Colors: blue · violet · white · dark grey
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

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Close view of two white pedal boats lettered RUHL 3 and RUHL 1 on pebbles.
The camera drifts and a line of surf appears at upper left.
More of the sea shows as the RUHL 1 lettering slips below the frame edge.
The frame settles on the blue sling seats with dark water behind.

Two White Pedal Boats Lettered Ruhl 3 and Ruhl 1 Resting... — Clip Details

Nice, France, circa 1952 home movie footage shows two white pedal boats drawn up side by side on a pebble beach. Painted blue lettering on the hulls reads 'RUHL 3' and 'RUHL 1', and each craft carries a pair of blue canvas sling seats over a dark pedal mechanism. About a second in, the edge of the sea and a white line of surf come into view at upper left. The single handheld 8mm close shot drifts slightly, and the colour leans strongly to blue.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
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: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800001295

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

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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: Nice, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France 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: Serves requests for circa 1952 French Riviera beach life, giving a named detail insert of Nice seafront leisure for documentary, museum or travel-history productions.
Period detail: Painted hull lettering, canvas sling seats and the white float design may show early 1950s Riviera rental equipment tied to the Hotel Ruhl.
Home-movie behavior: A visiting tourist stops to film the hotel's named pedal boats up close, the kind of souvenir detail a traveller records to remember where they stayed or swam.
What appears in frame: Two white pedal boats side by side, blue lettering reading RUHL 3 and RUHL 1, pairs of blue canvas sling seats, a dark pedal mechanism, a pebble shore and a line of surf at upper left.
Film character: Handheld 8mm colour with soft focus, lively grain and a heavy blue-violet colour shift that gives the white hulls a cool, glowing period texture.
Edit role: Works as a location-identifying insert or cutaway inside a Nice beach sequence, or as a short memory beat before wider promenade shots.
Historical context: Ruhl Plage, set up around 1920 opposite the Hotel Ruhl on the Promenade des Anglais, served hotel guests; the hotel stood from 1913 until its demolition in 1969.
Research note: No people appear; the RUHL name is a business name and the craft are commercial property, so trademark and property questions are separate from the film's copyright.
Research search match: Matches searches such as Ruhl Plage Nice 8mm, Hotel Ruhl pedal boats, 1950s French Riviera beach home movie and vintage pedalos on a pebble beach.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's crowded Nice promenade clip, then other Nice and Riviera seafront footage of the early 1950s, then European seaside holiday material.

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White pedal boats lettered RUHL 3 and RUHL 1 on the pebble beach at Ruhl Plage, Nice, circa 1952 — Pedal boats lettered RUHL 3 and RUHL 1 on the pebble beach of Ruhl Plage, Nice, circa 1952.
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Surf line at upper left beside RUHL 3 and RUHL 1 pedal boats on the Nice seafront, 8mm home movie circa 1952 — A line of surf appears behind the Ruhl pedal boats as the camera drifts, Nice, circa 1952.
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Sea water behind Hotel Ruhl pedal boats at the water's edge in Nice, blue-cast 8mm colour circa 1952 — The sea comes further into view behind the pedal boats at Ruhl Plage, Nice, circa 1952.
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Blue sling seats of Ruhl Plage pedal boats against dark water in Nice, French Riviera, circa 1952 — The shot ends on the pedal boats' blue sling seats with dark water behind, Nice, circa 1952.
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