A woman stands near a parked blue car in a wooded outdoor area.
1949 · Santa Cruz, California, United States
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The woman faces the camera area beside the car and tree line — Santa Cruz, California, 1949
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- Catalog year
- 1949
- Location
- Santa Cruz, California, United States
- Image
- Still 2 · 1.80s into the source clip
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The woman stands in bright light near the rounded rear of a blue car, with wooded brush behind her in Santa Cruz footage from 1949.
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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Source footage and archive context
Santa Cruz California-1949: Distressed Woman Comforted by Husband
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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
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Source reel 1660
Year note: 1949
Location note: del mar, california,chicago
Period detail
The vintage rounded blue automobile, light dress, and 8mm color stock support a late-1940s domestic scene, with Santa Cruz and 1949 supplied by clip metadata.
Film character
The footage shows soft 8mm grain, bright outdoor exposure, slight blur, and handheld framing that give the moment a candid physical-film texture.
Historical context
The scene visually places private social interaction in an outdoor wooded setting during a mid-century California outing, without identifying the individuals.
Research note
People and a visible vehicle plate or branding require review for likeness and identification issues; copyright status is separate from privacy or publicity concerns.
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