Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA-1964: A View Of A Shipyard Through A Fence

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 Pennsylvania

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A View Of A Shipyard Through A Fence — Clip Details

Vintage 1964 8mm home movie footage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, showing a shipyard through a chain-link fence. The view captures industrial structures, a large vessel, and a bridge under a hazy sky, with a distinct purple color cast and film grain. The camera remains steady, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century American industry. This authentic archival clip features Esso branding and is ideal for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, and industrial nostalgia content.

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: 120924460

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: 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: 1964 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: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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: 1960s Philadelphia industrial waterfront footage suited to documentary cutaways about ports, shipyards, fuel distribution, bridges, and mid-century American infrastructure.
Period detail: The visible Esso sign, industrial vessel, chain-link barrier, and bridge structures support a mid-1960s waterfront setting consistent with the supplied 1964 Philadelphia metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot home-movie viewpoint, observing a working waterfront from behind a fence without staged action or visible people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include chain-link fencing, a large docked vessel, Esso branding, bridge spans and piers, waterfront railings, industrial tanks or pipes, and a hazy skyline.
Film character: The 8mm image has purple color shift, soft focus through the fence, moderate grain, slight exposure unevenness, and steady home-movie framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an industrial cutaway, establishing insert, memory beat, or transitional shot between Philadelphia waterfront and transportation material.
Historical context: The view places fuel, maritime, and bridge infrastructure within the same frame, showing an everyday industrial edge of the city rather than a civic or tourist landmark view.
Research note: No people are visible, but the Esso branding and identifiable industrial waterfront features should be reviewed separately for trademark, copyright, and location-specific use considerations.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1964 Philadelphia shipyard through fence, 8mm industrial waterfront, Esso docked vessel, chain-link fence harbor view, and mid-century American port footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then with other 1964 Philadelphia waterfront footage, and then with broader 1960s industrial port, bridge, vessel, or fuel-terminal scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Philadelphia waterfront view through a chain-link fence, with a docked industrial vessel, bridge structure, and Esso signage in the distance. — Shipyard view behind chain-link fence.

Philadelphia industrial waterfront scene with chain-link fencing in the foreground, a large vessel at dock, bridge piers, and visible Esso branding. — Docked vessel beneath bridge structures.

Home-movie frame of a Philadelphia waterfront shipyard area, showing fence links in front of a vessel, dock railings, and a bridge support. — Industrial waterfront through fence links.

1964 Philadelphia shipyard view through chain-link fencing, with the vessel, bridge span, concrete pier, and waterfront equipment visible under a hazy sky. — Fence-framed shipyard and bridge view.

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