San Francisco California USA-1973: Front View Of Boat And Tall Building Surrounded

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 San Francisco California

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Front View Of Boat And Tall Building Surrounded — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1973 captures a moody, overcast view of San Francisco's skyline, dominated by the iconic Transamerica Pyramid. The scene is framed by dark window edges, with a distinct purple-blue color cast and visible film grain, evoking a nostalgic, retro atmosphere. The clip transitions to a close-up of the white and red-hulled ferry 'Harbor Emperor' docked at the waterfront, showcasing classic mid-20th century maritime design. This authentic archival footage offers a rare glimpse of San Francisco's urban landscape and harbor life during the early 1970s, perfect for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 120966533

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 1395 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: honeymoon
Reel-level year note: 1973
Reel-level location note: salt lake,utah,sf, california,monerey,lake tahoe
Date: 1973 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 Francisco, 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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1973 San Francisco home-movie footage that can support documentary or editorial requests for waterfront skyline views, the Transamerica Pyramid, and harbor craft in a short archival insert.
Period detail: The clip shows the Transamerica Pyramid above a low waterfront skyline and a ferry marked Harbor Emperor, with the 8mm color and framing consistent with the supplied 1973 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot viewpoint, lingering from a framed skyline view to a docked boat rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Transamerica Pyramid, clustered waterfront buildings, dark window or film-frame edges, overcast sky, waterline, and the bow of the Harbor Emperor ferry.
Film character: The scan carries blue-purple color shift, visible grain, soft focus, and slight exposure variation that read as authentic small-gauge home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a San Francisco establishing cutaway, a waterfront transition, or a brief memory beat before or after harbor travel material.
Historical context: The frames place a tall modern landmark against older low-rise waterfront buildings and ferry activity, suggesting a tourist or harbor-facing view of San Francisco in the early 1970s.
Research note: The vessel name Harbor Emperor is visible and should be reviewed as a brand or identifying mark, while no people, faces, children, or private interiors are visibly present in these frames.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1973 San Francisco skyline 8mm, Transamerica Pyramid home movie, San Francisco waterfront ferry, Harbor Emperor boat, and 1970s California harbor footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel San Francisco waterfront shots, then other 1973 San Francisco material, then broader 1970s harbor, ferry, skyline, and travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 San Francisco skyline view with the Transamerica Pyramid rising above low waterfront buildings, seen through dark frame edges with a blue-purple film cast. — Transamerica Pyramid over the waterfront skyline.

San Francisco skyline in 1973 with the Transamerica Pyramid centered beyond waterfront buildings, framed by dark vertical edges and soft 8mm grain. — Framed skyline view with the pyramid tower.

Blue-toned 8mm view of San Francisco's Transamerica Pyramid over low waterfront structures, with soft focus and visible film grain. — Blue-toned skyline and waterfront buildings.

Close front view of the white ferry Harbor Emperor with red trim at the San Francisco waterfront, showing its bow, cabin windows, railings, and visible vessel name. — Bow of the Harbor Emperor ferry.

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