Lone Cypress California-1955: Lone Cypress Above Breaking Surf on a Rocky Promontory

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationLone Cypress, California, United States
Duration3s
Price$149 USD
Collection1955 · Lone Cypress, California, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1955 · Lone Cypress & Pebble Beach · Reel 267da48f contains 10 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

coastal scenery
sightseeing
California travel
natural landmarks
amateur filmmaking
maritime landscape

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · pan · tilt · Elevated overlook looking outward and slightly downward toward the rocky shoreline
Setting: outdoor · Rocky Pacific coastal promontory viewed from a railed overlook
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Bright with distant coastal haze
Lighting: Natural daylight with bright surf and deep rock shadows
People: 0 · No people visible.
Landmarks: Lone Cypress
Objects: cypress tree · rocky promontory · shoreline rocks · wooden railing · low barrier beside the rocks · ocean water · white surf · distant coastline
Colors: blue · dark green · gray · brown · white
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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The cypress stands above breaking surf, with a wooden railing across the foreground.
Slight handheld reframing brings the tree nearer the center.
The final view holds the tree and steep rocks against open water and a hazy coastline.

Lone Cypress Above Breaking Surf on a Rocky Promontory — Clip Details

Pebble Beach, California, circa 1955 home movie footage shows the Lone Cypress standing above a rocky Pacific shoreline. White surf breaks around low rocks to the left, with open blue water and a hazy coastline behind the tree. A thick wooden railing crosses the foreground as the handheld framing shifts slightly right and upward. Soft focus, blue color rendition, dust and vertical scratches mark the projected-film capture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 3s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004100

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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: 1955 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: Lone Cypress, 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 1955 view serves documentary requests for California coastal tourism, Pebble Beach landmarks and amateur sightseeing footage.
Period detail: The wooden overlook railing and color-film rendition provide visual texture, but no clothing, vehicle or dated sign narrows the period.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor films a recognizable landmark from behind an overlook railing, making a small handheld adjustment during the brief view.
What appears in frame: A broad-crowned cypress stands on jagged rocks above white surf, with blue ocean, a hazy coastline and a wooden railing surrounding the view.
Film character: Soft focus, blue-shifted color, grain, dust and vertical scratches give the projected-film capture a visibly aged photographic texture.
Edit role: Use the short continuous view as a coastal establishing shot, sightseeing insert or transition into a California travel sequence.
Historical context: The checked landmark identification places this visitor's view at the Lone Cypress on Pebble Beach's 17-Mile Drive.
Research note: No people or logos are visible; footage copyright is separate from any property or landmark-related permissions applicable to the intended use.
Research search match: The shot matches searches for Lone Cypress archival footage, Pebble Beach home movies and circa 1955 California coastal scenery.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's child climbing coastal driftwood, then with Pebble Beach views from circa 1955 or other coastal sightseeing footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Lone Cypress at Pebble Beach, California, circa 1955, seen above foaming coastal rocks with a wooden overlook railing across the foreground. — The cypress rises above the rocky shoreline, with breaking surf to the left.
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The Lone Cypress on Pebble Beach's rocky promontory, circa 1955, with bright surf at left and a hazy coast beyond the blue water. — White foam fills gaps between shoreline rocks below the tree.
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Centered view of the Lone Cypress at Pebble Beach, California, circa 1955, above steep rocks with the Pacific and hazy coastal hills behind. — The framing centers the tree against open water and distant coastal hills.
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Lone Cypress at Pebble Beach, circa 1955, its spreading canopy above a rugged promontory, with surf at left and a wooden rail below. — The final sampled view holds the spreading canopy and exposed rock face.
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