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California USA-1961: A Speed Boat Ride in Purple Light

  • Year1961
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationCalifornia, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1961 California
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A Speed Boat Ride in Purple Light — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from California, 1961, showing silhouetted passengers aboard a speed boat under intense purple lighting. The grainy, low-light scenes capture a family or group enjoying a nighttime ride, with visible film grain and color distortion typical of Super 8 film. The final frame reveals the boat docked at a calm waterfront, with a rocky shoreline in the background, preserving a nostalgic, retro atmosphere of mid-century American leisure.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Night
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
120766504

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors 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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
California, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • people
  • water
  • speed boat
  • riding
  • speed
  • boat
  • ride
  • california USA
  • 1961
  • 1960s speed boat ride
  • vintage 8mm film
  • California 1961
  • purple lighting boat
  • retro home movie
  • nighttime boat trip
  • family boat ride
  • grainy 8mm footage
  • classic American leisure
  • archival 8mm film
  • vintage boat footage
  • 1960s nostalgia
  • Super 8 film
  • old film footage
  • boat docked at shore
  • retro California
  • 1960s family vacation
  • vintage film grain
  • 1961 home movie
  • archival boat footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
This 1961 California 8mm clip helps answer archival requests for mid-century American leisure, boating, and home-movie material that can support documentary or memory-sequence edits.

Still Frames From This Clip

Silhouetted passengers sit inside a boat during a 1961 California home-movie scene, with intense purple-blue light and water reflections behind them.
Passengers silhouetted during the boat ride.

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