San Diego California USA-1961: Boats Float At Anchor In A Bay With A Tree-Lined Shore

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Boats Float At Anchor In A Bay With A Tree-Lined Shore — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1961 capturing a tranquil bay in San Diego, California. The clip shows numerous sailboats and motorboats anchored in calm, deep blue water under a dusky sky. A tree-lined shoreline forms the distant background, with the boats gently floating. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and soft focus typical of amateur 1960s home movies. This authentic archival footage evokes a nostalgic, peaceful coastal atmosphere perfect for historical or editorial projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120804969

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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 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: San Diego, 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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1961 San Diego 8mm clip suits archival requests for quiet Southern California coastal harbor atmosphere, boating cutaways, or mid-century waterfront establishing material.
Period detail: The small sailboats, motorboats, soft color palette, and amateur 8mm handling may show a recreational bay scene consistent with early 1960s home-movie documentation.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the observational quality of a home-movie shoreline view, lingering on anchored boats without staged action or visible people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include calm dark-blue bay water, several anchored sailboats, a few motorboats, distant low shoreline buildings or trees, hazy sky, and soft film grain.
Film character: The clip carries an 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, muted blue color shift, and minor dust or film wear.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, coastal transition, boating cutaway, or reflective memory beat within a San Diego or California sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents recreational boats at anchor along a developed shoreline, offering visual context for mid-century leisure boating without identifying a specific marina or landmark.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible, but users should still evaluate copyright status separately from any harbor, vessel, or property-identification concerns.
Research search match: Useful search phrasing includes 1961 San Diego bay home movie, 8mm California sailboats at anchor, vintage harbor boats, and mid-century coastal waterfront footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other 1961 San Diego or Southern California waterfront clips, and then with broader vintage boating or harbor atmosphere material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 San Diego home-movie frame showing anchored sailboats and motorboats on dark-blue bay water with a soft distant shoreline under hazy sky. — Anchored boats on a calm San Diego bay.

1961 San Diego bay view with a central sailboat, scattered anchored boats, soft shoreline detail, and blue 8mm color shift. — Central sailboat among anchored vessels.

1961 San Diego home-movie frame with a sailboat partly at the left edge, calm water, anchored boats, and a low distant shore. — Left-edge sailboat on calm water.

1961 San Diego bay frame showing a centered sailboat, scattered anchored vessels, deep-blue water, and a distant tree-lined shoreline in soft 8mm focus. — Sailboat framed against the distant shore.

Visually Similar Clips