California USA-1961: A Boat Approaching The Shoreline Of A Landmark

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 California

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A Boat Approaching The Shoreline Of A Landmark — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1961 capturing a boat approaching the shoreline of a distinctive white circular landmark building in California. The structure, featuring a red-tiled dome and classical columns, stands prominently against a hillside backdrop. The scene unfolds on a calm day with boats visible in the water, showcasing the characteristic grain and color saturation of 8mm film. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century coastal life and architecture.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120766487

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only 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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1740 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: indian pow wow
Reel-level year note: 1961-1966
Reel-level location note: san bernardino,california,slaton sea
Date: 1961 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: 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: California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: 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.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1961 California 8mm home-movie footage suited for documentary or educational requests needing a brief coastal approach toward a recognizable waterfront landmark from a boat.
Period detail: The red-tiled dome, white colonnaded facade, small boats, and saturated amateur color may show mid-century California leisure travel viewed from the water.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the visitor-shot perspective of a handheld camera on a moving boat, lingering on the shoreline landmark as it comes into view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large white circular waterfront building, red-tiled dome roof, arched colonnade, rocky hillside, harbor water, small moored boats, and dark shoreline edge.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows dense grain, soft focus, deep blue-purple color shift, exposure variation, and handheld boat movement that give the footage clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, travel transition, harbor cutaway, or memory beat for coastal California tourism and landmark arrival.
Historical context: The footage visually places a landmark shoreline building within a calm harbor setting, reflecting recreational travel and sightseeing without documenting a specific event.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but landmark identification, copyright status, and any property or location permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1961 California 8mm harbor landmark, vintage boat approaching shoreline, mid-century coastal travel footage, and home movie waterfront architecture.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 California coastal or harbor material, then broader vintage boat travel and landmark sightseeing footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 California 8mm frame showing a white circular shoreline landmark with a red-tiled dome, arched facade, hillside backdrop, and dark blue harbor water in the foreground. — Waterfront landmark seen from the harbor.

1961 California home-movie frame from a moving boat, with the white domed waterfront building shifted to the right against a rocky hillside and harbor water. — Boat-view approach past the domed shoreline building.

Soft, dark 8mm frame with blue harbor water in the foreground, a shadowed shoreline band, and partial waterfront architecture near the upper edge. — Shadowed harbor foreground during the approach.

1961 California 8mm frame showing rippled harbor water, a dark shoreline band, small boats, and a partial view of the white waterfront landmark at upper right. — Harbor water with the landmark partially visible.

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