Goodbye wave in the driveway.
1969 · California, United States
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Woman waving beside a parked car and garage — California, 1969
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- Catalog year
- 1969
- Location
- California, United States
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- Still 1 · 0.40s into the source clip
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In a 1969 California home-movie frame, an elderly woman in a light blue dress and white hat waves beside a green and white car parked at a suburban garage.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 0.40 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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Source footage and archive context
California USA-1969: Elderly Woman in Polka-Dot Dress Waves Goodbye by Classic Car
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Source format: Super 8.
Browse the collection: 1969 California.
Date documentation · estimated
Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location documentation · estimated
Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Source reel 1343
Reel label: #9,easter,grandma granpa visit,spring rainbow,opening day,little league,baseball
Year note: 1969
Location note: clarendon hills, illinois, woodland hills, california
Period detail
The clothing, hat, eyeglasses, parked two-tone car, garage siding, and 8mm color home-movie look support a 1969 domestic setting without identifying a specific make or neighborhood.
Film character
The footage has saturated 8mm color, soft focus, mild grain, uneven frame edges, and slight handheld instability that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Historical context
The scene reflects a personal outdoor family or social visit in a residential California setting, with no visible public event, landmark, or named institution.
Research note
A recognizable adult face and a residential exterior are visible, so likeness and property considerations should be reviewed separately from any copyright status.
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