The house remains framed by tree branches, with greenery on the left and the yellow door near center.
1949 · San Diego, California, United States
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A modest residential exterior is seen through bare branches, with a yellow door and brick facade visible — San Diego, California, 1949
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- 1949
- Location
- San Diego, California, United States
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- Still 1 · 0.40s into the source clip
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1949 San Diego home-movie frame showing a modest house with a yellow door, brick facade, windows, and foreground branches.
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A slightly shifted view shows the house corner, yellow door, and foreground tree limbs.
1949 · San Diego, California, United States
Still image · $49
The final frame holds on the same modest house exterior, partly obscured by branches and film-frame borders.
1949 · San Diego, California, United States
Still image · $49
Source footage and archive context
San Diego California USA-1949: Small Brick House with Yellow Door
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Source format: 8mm.
Browse the collection: 1949 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 1660
Year note: 1949
Location note: del mar, california,chicago
Period detail
The yellow door, brick facade, broad windows, and simple one-story form may show mid-century residential design consistent with the 1949 metadata.
Film character
The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight handheld drift, and uneven exposure that give the residential view authentic home-movie texture.
Historical context
The scene documents an ordinary residential exterior in San Diego, offering visual context for everyday housing and yard details without showing residents.
Research note
No people, logos, or audible music are visible or indicated, but copyright status and any property-related use should still be reviewed by the buyer.
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