San Diego Naval Base-1981: Navy Officers Shaking Hands On A Ship

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Year1981
Decade1980s
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Navy Officers Shaking Hands On A Ship — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1981 at the San Diego Naval Base shows Navy officers in uniform shaking hands on a ship deck. A senior officer in a peaked cap and light khaki uniform shakes hands with a civilian man in a light shirt, while another sailor in a blue work uniform and cap smiles nearby. The scene captures a moment of camaraderie and protocol aboard a naval vessel, with other crew members visible in the background. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, faded color saturation, and natural lighting typical of home movie footage from 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: 120918465

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: Yes
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 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: Not recorded Unidentified (Insufficient evidence for a responsible conclusion.)
Location evidence: No location is recorded for this clip.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This clip supports requests for early 1980s naval protocol, shipboard visits, and military home-movie inserts for documentary or educational editing.
Period detail: The light khaki naval uniforms, peaked caps, blue work shirt, and soft faded 8mm color may show a 1981 U.S. Navy shipboard setting as described in the source metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal, visitor-level view of officers and civilians greeting one another on deck without staged camera placement.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include Navy officers in caps, a handshake, a man in a blue work uniform, civilian visitors, ship railings, deck equipment, and bright open-air lighting.
Film character: The footage has a soft 8mm home-movie texture with visible grain, mild blur, faded color, uneven exposure, and handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for naval service, base visits, shipboard introductions, or informal military protocol.
Historical context: The scene visually reflects a social moment aboard a naval vessel, with uniformed personnel and visitors gathered closely during a greeting or introduction.
Research note: People and military insignia or cap markings are visible, so likeness, institutional identification, and logo or insignia review should be separated from copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant researcher searches include 1981 8mm Navy ship deck handshake, San Diego naval base home movie, U.S. Navy officers greeting visitors, and vintage naval personnel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other 1981 San Diego naval-base material if supported, and then with broader Navy shipboard or military-service home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1981 archival 8mm footage, a Navy officer in a khaki uniform and peaked cap appears to shake hands with a civilian man on a ship deck as another sailor in blue looks on. — Shipboard handshake with Navy personnel and visitors.

A Navy officer in a light khaki uniform stands smiling beside a sailor or worker in a blue shirt and cap, with an older civilian man at the edge of the shipboard group. — Officer and deckside group between greetings.

A khaki-uniformed Navy officer stands on deck with hands on hips near another uniformed man and an older civilian holding papers and camera equipment. — Officer and visitors pause on the ship deck.

A Navy officer in khaki stands with two men on a ship deck, including a cap-wearing uniformed man and an older civilian with camera gear and papers. — Small group conversation on a naval deck.

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