San Francisco California-1957: Rows of Crabs on a Tiled Counter Beside Passing Traffic

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration2s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 · San Francisco, California, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1957 · San Francisco · Reel 88091729 contains 6 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

Seafood retail
Waterfront commerce
Food display
Everyday street life
Midcentury transport
Visitor observation

Shot type: close-up
Camera: handheld · tilt · Oblique downward view across the counter toward the street
Setting: outdoor · Street-side seafood counter with passing urban traffic
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Dry conditions; sky not visible
Lighting: Shaded foreground with bright daylight on the street
People: 0 · No people are visible.
Animals: Crabs displayed as seafood
Vehicles: Light-colored midcentury sedan
Objects: Tiled counter · Crab shells · Raised crab claws · Overlapping crab legs · Vertical support posts · Chrome car bumper · Street pavement · Sidewalk
Colors: dark brown · olive · ochre · blue-purple · cream
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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Rows of crabs fill the shaded tiled counter.
The framing lifts to reveal more of the street behind the display.
A light-colored sedan passes behind the raised claws.

Rows of Crabs on a Tiled Counter Beside Passing Traffic — Clip Details

San Francisco, California, circa 1957 home movie footage shows rows of crabs arranged on a tiled counter beside the street. Raised claws and overlapping legs form a dense display across the shaded foreground. A light-colored sedan with chrome trim passes behind the counter as the framing shifts slightly upward. The single short shot has soft detail, visible grain, deep shadows and a blue-purple color cast.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 2s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003904

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1957 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: San Francisco, 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: This circa 1957 San Francisco detail serves documentary requests for waterfront seafood retail and everyday street commerce.
Period detail: A rounded light-colored sedan with a broad chrome bumper supplies the strongest visible midcentury clue.
Home-movie behavior: The camera pauses over an ordinary counter display with the brief, slightly shifting attention of a visitor recording street details.
What appears in frame: Rows of crabs, raised claws, overlapping legs, dark counter tiles, pale grout lines, vertical posts and a passing sedan occupy the frame.
Film character: Grain, soft detail, deep foreground shadows and a blue-purple cast give the projected-film transfer its visible archival texture.
Edit role: Use the shot as a seafood counter insert or waterfront commerce cutaway between wider harbor and street views.
Historical context: The display places seafood retail directly beside street traffic in the Fisherman's Wharf setting established by the surrounding section.
Research note: No people or readable branding appear; film copyright and any property permissions remain separate rights considerations.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1957 San Francisco crab displays, Fisherman's Wharf seafood counters and small-gauge waterfront home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Fisherman's Wharf entrance and moored fleet, then San Francisco views from circa 1957, followed by other seafood retail details.

Still Frames From This Clip

San Francisco, circa 1957: crabs with raised claws crowd a shaded tiled counter beside the street. — Raised claws and overlapping legs line the counter's far edge.
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A cropped foreground claw and rows of displayed crabs on a street-side counter in San Francisco, circa 1957. — A large claw rises into the foreground beside the tiled surface.
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San Francisco, circa 1957: a chrome-bumpered sedan passes behind rows of crabs on a shaded counter. — The passing sedan enters the upper frame behind the seafood display.
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A light-colored sedan crosses behind the crowded crab counter at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf, circa 1957. — Street traffic passes immediately behind the rows of crabs.
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