Pebble Beach California-1955: Child Climbing and Walking Along a Fallen Coastal Tree

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationPebble Beach, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1955 · Pebble Beach, California, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

childhood
outdoor play
balance
exploration
coastal recreation
home movies

Shot type: wide
Camera: static · handheld · Approximately eye-level view across the grassy slope toward the sea
Setting: outdoor · Rocky coastal slope with grass, a fallen tree, open water and distant hills
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Hazy distance with no visible precipitation
Lighting: Natural daylight with subdued contrast
People: 1 · One distant child with a bare upper body and red shorts, crouching, standing and walking along fallen wood; facial details are indistinct.
Objects: fallen tree · exposed root mass · bare branches · rounded boulders · scattered stones · grass · red shorts
Colors: blue · gray · olive green · dark brown · red
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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The child crouches on the fallen wood beside large rocks.
The child rises and begins moving left along the trunk.
The child stands upright above the sea.
The child continues carefully along the broad fallen trunk.

Child Climbing and Walking Along a Fallen Coastal Tree — Clip Details

Pebble Beach, California, circa 1955 home movie footage shows a child climbing onto a fallen tree above the sea. Initially crouched beside rounded rocks, the child stands and steps left along the broad trunk toward its tangled root mass. Grass fills the foreground, with blue water and a hazy coastal ridge beyond. A single wide shot holds the landscape and the child's movement together, with slight framing drift and visible projected-film texture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Wide shotExterior
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: 800004101

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Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: Yes
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: Pebble Beach, 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 coastal home movie serves documentary requests for California childhood, informal outdoor play and scenic recreation.
Period detail: The child's bare upper body and red shorts may show midcentury seaside leisure dress, although no visible object establishes a narrow date.
Home-movie behavior: The child concentrates on climbing and balancing while the camera watches from a distance.
What appears in frame: A small child crosses a fallen trunk beside a tangled root mass, rounded boulders, foreground grass, blue water and a distant ridge.
Film character: Soft detail, grain, drifting specks, muted color and uneven projected illumination give the scene its small-gauge home-movie texture.
Edit role: The shot works as a childhood memory beat or a human-action insert between wider coastal views.
Historical context: The framing combines coastal sightseeing with a child's informal exploration of the landscape.
Research note: A minor appears at a distance without a clearly identifiable face; copyright ownership and any applicable likeness or location permissions are separate considerations.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1955 California coastal home movies, children balancing on fallen trees and silent small-gauge seaside footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's Lone Cypress view and children with a spring horse, then Pebble Beach footage from circa 1955 and other scenes of outdoor childhood play.

Still Frames From This Clip

A child in red shorts crouches on a fallen coastal tree at Pebble Beach, circa 1955, above blue water and beside rounded rocks. — The child crouches near the right end of the fallen tree.
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At Pebble Beach, circa 1955, a child leans forward and steps along fallen wood, with coastal hills across the water. — The child rises and starts moving left along the wood.
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A child stands on a fallen tree at Pebble Beach, circa 1955, framed against blue sea with grass and boulders below. — The child balances upright above the rocky slope.
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A child walks along a fallen coastal trunk toward exposed roots at Pebble Beach, circa 1955, against a wide blue-water backdrop. — The child advances along the trunk toward the roots.
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