Hawaii-1959: Woman Turns and Raises a Hand to Her Glasses Beside Coastal Cliffs

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationHawaii, United States
Duration7s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 · Hawaii, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

coastal sightseeing
leisure travel
personal travel records
ocean scenery
everyday gestures
period clothing

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Approximately eye level, looking past the woman and downward toward the shoreline
Setting: outdoor · Exposed rocky coastal overlook above ocean surf
Time and weather: daytime · undetermined · Bright conditions with visible ocean whitecaps
Lighting: Strong natural daylight with deep shadows on the rocks
People: 1 · One adult woman with short dark hair, pale-framed glasses and a light-colored long-sleeved sweater, seen from behind and in partial profile.
Objects: glasses · sweater · dark layered rock ledges
Colors: deep blue · charcoal · brown · cream · white · pale blue
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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A woman faces the ocean beside dark coastal cliffs.
She begins turning her head and shoulders toward the camera.
Her profile and pale-framed glasses are visible against the rock face.
She raises a hand to her glasses.
Her hand lowers as surf continues breaking behind her.

Woman Turns and Raises a Hand to Her Glasses Beside... — Clip Details

Southeastern Oahu, Hawaii, circa 1959 home movie footage shows a woman beside dark, layered coastal cliffs overlooking blue ocean and breaking surf. Initially seen from behind, she turns partly toward the camera, revealing pale-framed glasses and a light-colored sweater. She raises a hand to her glasses before lowering it near the end. One continuous handheld shot keeps her at the right of the frame with the rocky shoreline behind her.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Handheld
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: 7s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003583

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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: 1959 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: Hawaii, 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: This circa 1959 Hawaiian sightseeing shot supports documentary requests for a visitor beside volcanic coastal cliffs with visible period eyewear.
Period detail: Pale-framed glasses, short styled hair and a light long-sleeved sweater provide visible clothing details consistent with the section's circa 1959 estimate.
Home-movie behavior: The woman turns within the scenic composition and briefly touches her glasses, giving the shot the informal timing of a personal travel recording.
What appears in frame: The composition includes a woman in a light sweater, pale-framed glasses, short dark hair, layered cliffs, blue ocean, whitecaps and breaking surf.
Film character: Soft detail, visible grain, saturated blue water, dense rock shadows and slight handheld shifts reflect the projected-film transfer.
Edit role: Use the turn and hand gesture as a human cutaway or memory beat between wider coastal establishing shots.
Historical context: The framing brings a visitor into the coastal landscape, showing how personal travel films combined scenery with brief observations of people.
Research note: A partially visible face may be identifiable; copyright licensing and any applicable likeness permissions are separate matters, and no recognizable private property is shown.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1959 Hawaii home movies, a woman adjusting glasses and sightseeing beside Oahu's volcanic coast.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's breaking surf and sheltered crescent beach, then other southeastern Oahu views from circa 1959, followed by comparable coastal sightseeing gestures.

Still Frames From This Clip

Southeastern Oahu, circa 1959: a woman seen from behind overlooks blue ocean and breaking surf beside dark volcanic cliffs. — The woman faces the ocean while white surf spreads around the rocky ledges below.
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Southeastern Oahu, circa 1959: pale-framed glasses appear as a woman begins turning beside a rocky ocean overlook. — Her head starts to turn while waves break against the distant rock ledge.
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The turn reveals her profile and pale-framed glasses against the shadowed cliff.

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Southeastern Oahu, circa 1959: a woman touches her glasses at a rocky coastal overlook as a wave breaks behind her. — Her raised hand reaches the glasses while bright surf marks the offshore rock edge.
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