New Orleans Louisiana USA-1958: Tourists On A Boat Ride In A Canal

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 New Orleans Louisiana

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Tourists On A Boat Ride In A Canal — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1958 in New Orleans, Louisiana, showing a group of tourists aboard a white tour boat named 'TOOETWO' gliding along a calm waterway. Passengers in summer attire, including hats and light clothing, sit under a simple canopy, enjoying a scenic ride through a lush, tree-lined canal. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color saturation, and natural light, capturing a nostalgic slice of mid-century leisure. The boat moves steadily, offering views of dense greenery and a peaceful waterway, evoking a sense of relaxed, bygone-era tourism.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 120977939

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 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: New Orleans, Louisiana, 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: Useful for 1950s documentary or museum edits needing mid-century tourist leisure on a New Orleans waterway from real 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The passengers' summer clothing, hats, open tour boat, and warm color 8mm look support a late-1950s leisure-travel setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged visitor perspective as tourists sit and look around during a calm boat ride rather than performing for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a white tour boat, seated passengers, a simple canopy frame, calm water, tree-lined banks, and the boat name on the hull.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, mild exposure variation, warm color, and a handheld contact-print feel that gives the scene physical archive texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short cutaway, travel insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century tourism, boating, or New Orleans leisure sequences.
Historical context: The scene shows group sightseeing by boat in a landscaped waterway setting, reflecting everyday recreational travel without identifying a specific attraction.
Research note: Faces and a visible boat name require likeness and trademark or title review, while copyright clearance should be handled separately from depicted-person issues.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1958 New Orleans 8mm boat ride, 1950s tourists on canal, vintage home movie sightseeing boat, and mid-century Louisiana travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 New Orleans material, then broader 1950s tourism, boating, parks, and waterways footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 New Orleans home-movie frame showing tourists seated aboard a white boat on a calm canal-like waterway. — Tourists sit aboard the white boat as it passes a wooded bank.

1958 New Orleans footage frame with tourists in summer clothing aboard the boat TOOETWO on a shaded waterway. — Passengers ride beneath a simple canopy frame on the tour boat.

Home-movie frame from New Orleans in 1958 showing a side view of tourists seated on a white canal boat. — The boat continues past the camera with passengers visible along the side.

1958 New Orleans 8mm frame showing the tour boat farther down the waterway beside a wooded park-like bank. — The boat recedes along the calm waterway near trees and a low bank.

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