San Diego Naval Base-1981: Naval Officer Presenting Award to Sailor

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Year1981
Decade1980s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1981 California

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Naval Officer Presenting Award to Sailor — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from the San Diego Naval Base in 1981 captures a solemn ceremony on a ship's deck. A naval officer in a light-colored uniform presents a document to a sailor in a dark uniform, while another man in a light shirt and cap observes. The scene unfolds on a metal deck with railings, a life preserver, and a large cylindrical object in the foreground, with water visible in the background. The film exhibits characteristic Super 8 grain, faded colors, and a slightly soft focus, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The mood is formal and respectful, suggesting a moment of recognition or commendation.

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: 120918417

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$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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1981 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: San Diego, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This clip supports archive requests for early 1980s U.S. naval or shipboard recognition ceremonies, especially documentary inserts about military service, maritime work, or formal commendation rituals.
Period detail: The light naval uniform, dark sailor attire, metal ship deck fittings, and 8mm color stock may show an early 1980s shipboard ceremony consistent with the supplied 1981 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the value of a bystander or participant home-movie view, holding on a modest presentation moment rather than staging it for official coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include several adult men on a ship deck, a uniformed officer holding a document, sailors or crew nearby, metal railings, deck equipment, a red safety canister, water beyond the vessel, and a large pale cylindrical object in the foreground.
Film character: The scan carries soft 8mm texture with visible grain, faded color, slight handheld steadiness shifts, and mild exposure wash from daylight on water and deck surfaces.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or memory beat to signal naval service recognition, shipboard duty, or a formal moment within a personal military archive sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents a small formal exchange among adult men aboard a vessel, offering social context for workplace hierarchy, service recognition, and everyday ceremony in a military maritime setting.
Research note: People and likely military uniforms are visible, so productions should review likeness, privacy, and contextual use separately from any copyright or collection license questions.
Research search match: Relevant researcher searches might include 1981 8mm naval award ceremony, San Diego naval base home movie, ship deck sailor receives document, captain presents commendation, and vintage military service recognition footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other San Diego Naval Base or 1981 shipboard material if verified, and then broader themes of naval service, maritime work, awards, and military home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

On a ship deck, a light-uniformed officer appears to present a document to men gathered near railings and deck equipment, consistent with the supplied naval ceremony metadata. — Shipboard document presentation among adult men.

Several adult men cluster on a vessel deck while a light-uniformed officer handles papers, with water and ship fittings visible behind them. — Officer holding papers during deck ceremony.

A man in dark clothing and cap stands near another man in a light shirt while a uniformed officer presents or reads from a document on the ship deck. — Small group gathered for a shipboard presentation.

The final frame holds on the shipboard group with the officer and papers at right, men in caps at center, and water beyond the deck railings. — Ceremony group beside ship railings.

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