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San Diego California USA-1961: Waterfront Homes and Boats

  • Year1961
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationSan Diego, California, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1961 California
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Waterfront Homes and Boats — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1961 capturing a serene waterfront scene in San Diego, California. The clip opens with a wide, slightly blurry view of white coastal houses and palm trees along the shore under a deep blue sky. The camera slowly pans right, revealing more of the residential waterfront with small boats docked at private piers. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: soft focus, warm color grading with prominent purple and blue tones, and visible grain and dust specks. The water appears calm and dark, reflecting the sky. This authentic slice of mid-century American life evokes nostalgia and is ideal for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, or editorial content about 1960s coastal living.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
120804886

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • 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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
San Diego, 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

  • water
  • houses
  • trees
  • beautiful blue fish birds
  • boats
  • running poe
  • front
  • art
  • SAN diego california USA
  • 1961
  • 1961 San Diego waterfront
  • vintage 8mm film
  • 1960s home movie
  • coastal California homes
  • retro Super 8 footage
  • 1960s California lifestyle
  • archival 8mm
  • classic American suburbia
  • vintage film grain
  • nostalgic coastal scene
  • 1960s family vacation
  • historic 8mm footage
  • 8mm home movie
  • San Diego 1961
  • vintage water front
  • palm trees and houses
  • 1960s documentary footage
  • old film footage
  • retro home movie
  • vintage California scenery

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1960s 8mm home-movie waterfront footage suited to editorial requests for mid-century San Diego coastal residential scenery, boating cutaways, or quiet shoreline atmosphere.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soft 1961 8mm view of San Diego waterfront residences and palms seen from across the water, with the shoreline appearing slightly blurred.
Distant waterfront homes across the bay.

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