New Orleans Louisiana USA-1958: River Tour Boat and Divers Preparing on Dock

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

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River Tour Boat and Divers Preparing on Dock — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1958 captures a scenic river tour in New Orleans, Louisiana. A white tour boat with passengers in light summer clothing glides along calm waters, framed by lush green trees and Spanish moss. A crew member in a white uniform and cap steers the vessel. In later frames, people in vintage swimwear and early scuba gear with large oxygen tanks prepare to dive at a concrete dock, with another boat labeled 'Jungle Cruise' visible in the background. The film exhibits natural grain, color fading, and slight motion blur characteristic of home movie footage from the era.

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: 120977957

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: 1958 8mm New Orleans water-recreation footage for productions needing period boating, sightseeing, or scuba-diving cutaways.
Period detail: Light summer clothing, varnished boat trim, swim caps, and large early scuba tanks support a late-1950s leisure-travel reading.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged visitor perspective as passengers watch activity on the water and divers gather at a dock.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white tour boat, seated passengers, calm blue-green water, trees with hanging moss, a concrete dock, swimmers, scuba tanks, and boat lettering.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, mild color shift, gate edges, and handheld framing consistent with mid-century home movies.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat linking travel, boating, and recreational diving scenes.
Historical context: The footage reflects mid-century leisure around waterways, with tourists and swimmers sharing a managed dockside setting.
Research note: People and faces are visible, and the boat name Jungle Cruise appears; copyright, likeness, and trademark review may still be needed.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1950s New Orleans 8mm boating, vintage scuba divers, home movie river tour, and mid-century water recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1958 New Orleans footage, then broader boating, swimming, or scuba recreation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 New Orleans home-movie frame showing a white tour boat with seated passengers on calm water near trees. — Passengers ride a white tour boat past a wooded shoreline.

1958 New Orleans frame with a white tour boat, seated passengers, and a swimmer visible in the water nearby. — A tour boat passes close to swimmers on the water.

1958 New Orleans dockside frame showing swimmers and divers with large scuba tanks beside clear water. — Swimmers and divers gather with scuba tanks beside the dock.

1958 New Orleans dockside frame with scuba divers, swimmers, and a background boat labeled Jungle Cruise. — Divers wait near the dock with a Jungle Cruise boat in the background.

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