San Diego Naval Base-1981: Naval Officers Reviewing Documents and Shaking Hands

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

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Naval Officers Reviewing Documents and Shaking Hands — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1981 at the San Diego Naval Base shows a group of military personnel on a ship's deck. A naval officer in a light uniform and cap reviews documents with several men, including one in a blue shirt and baseball cap. The scene captures a formal interaction, culminating in a handshake between two officers. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, faded colors, and authentic 1980s military attire, offering a nostalgic glimpse into naval operations and personnel interactions during the era.

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: 120918451

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.

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 short 1980s 8mm naval-base deck scene helps documentary and education editors illustrate military personnel reviewing paperwork and concluding a formal exchange with a handshake.
Period detail: Visible period clues include light naval uniforms, caps, a shipboard deck railing, a life ring or safety gear, and faded 8mm color consistent with the supplied 1981 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of an observer-recorded home movie, showing men gathering around documents and acknowledging one another without staged presentation to camera.
What appears in frame: The frames show uniformed naval personnel, men in caps, a ship deck railing, open water, paperwork, safety equipment, and a handshake near the end of the clip.
Film character: The footage carries soft 8mm grain, slight color fading, mild exposure lift, and handheld framing that give the scene a physical home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert or cutaway for naval administration, shipboard protocol, document review, or a quiet agreement beat.
Historical context: The scene visually places adult men in a military shipboard setting, suggesting routine naval interaction rather than combat or public ceremony.
Research note: People and military uniforms are clearly visible, so likeness, institutional identification, and context should be reviewed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful researcher searches include 1980s 8mm Navy deck paperwork, San Diego naval base home movie, military handshake footage, and shipboard document review.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other 1981 San Diego naval-base material if verified, and then with broader military meeting or naval personnel themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In archival 8mm footage identified as 1981 naval-base material, several adult men gather on a ship deck as a uniformed officer appears to review a paper. — Men gather around paperwork on a ship deck.

A light-uniformed naval officer stands near deck equipment with a paper in hand while several men watch, with water visible beyond the railing. — Officer and men review a document on deck.

The group remains clustered around paperwork on the ship deck, with a uniformed officer facing the men and water visible behind the rail. — Group remains focused on paperwork.

At the close of the clip, a uniformed officer and an older man appear to shake hands on the ship deck as other military personnel look on. — Handshake concludes the shipboard exchange.

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