A flowering shrub fills the frame, with dark film borders and a pale wall behind it.
1963 · San Francisco, California, United States
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The camera holds on the blooming shrub, with flowers scattered across dense leaves — San Francisco, California, 1963
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- Catalog year
- 1963
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Image
- Still 2 · 1.80s into the source clip
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1963 San Francisco garden footage frame with a leafy shrub, pink blossoms, and a pale background wall framed by dark edges.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 1.80 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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1963 · San Francisco, California, United States
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The final frame moves in on individual blossoms and surrounding green leaves.
1963 · San Francisco, California, United States
Still image · $49
Source footage and archive context
San Francisco California-1963: Magenta and Pink Flowers in Garden
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Source format: 8mm.
Browse the collection: 1963 San Francisco 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 1112
Reel label: knotts berry farm,zoo,san diego,mary,park,phillip
Year note: 1963
Location note: california
Period detail
The 8mm color stock, soft focus, and dark film-frame edges support a 1963 home-movie reading, while the flowers and wall offer few specific era markers.
Film character
The clip has saturated 8mm color, visible grain, slight softness, and uneven exposure at the frame edges that give it physical-film texture.
Historical context
The footage suggests ordinary 1960s domestic outdoor life in San Francisco, centered on cultivated flowering plants rather than identifiable public landmarks.
Research note
No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, garden/property context, and location claims should still be reviewed before licensing.
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