Scotland-1961: Steamboat Crossing Loch Katrine

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationScotland
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Scotland

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Steamboat Crossing Loch Katrine — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1961 captures Loch Katrine in Scotland, showcasing a classic steamboat gliding across the deep blue water. The scene unfolds from a moving vessel, with lush green hills and distant mountains framing the serene loch under a partly cloudy sky. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and soft focus typical of home movie footage from the era, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century Scottish tourism and transportation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121313587

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
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: 1961 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: Scotland 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: Supports requests for early 1960s Scottish travel, loch scenery, and visitor-shot steamboat journey material for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The 1961 metadata and 8mm color stock are supported by the home-movie look, while the Loch Katrine water-supply sign and steamboat may show mid-century visitor infrastructure.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-on-board perspective, lingering on the posted rules and then on the boat and loch scenery without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a Loch Katrine water-supply sign, blue loch water, a small steamboat, wooded banks, distant hills, cloudy sky, and boat railings.
Film character: The scan shows soft 8mm focus, visible grain, mild color shift, uneven exposure, and gate-edge shadows that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short travel insert, scenic transition, or memory beat establishing Loch Katrine and leisure travel in Scotland.
Historical context: The clip visually connects Scottish landscape tourism with municipal water-supply restrictions, without needing to claim a specific operator or event.
Research note: No people are visible, but the sign text and vessel identification should be reviewed separately from copyright, location, and property considerations.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1961 Scotland 8mm Loch Katrine, Scottish loch steamboat home movie, and vintage water-supply sign footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent frames from the same reel, then with 1961 Loch Katrine or Scotland travel footage, then with steamboat and loch-tourism scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Scotland home-movie frame showing a Loch Katrine water-supply sign asking visitors to keep the supply pure. — Loch Katrine water-supply notice photographed beside the road or shore.

1961 Loch Katrine view from a moving vessel, with a small steamboat near wooded shore and distant hills. — Steamboat passing across Loch Katrine under a partly cloudy sky.

Visitor-shot 1961 Loch Katrine frame looking over blue water toward a steamboat, wooded banks, and low Scottish hills. — Wide view across the loch with the steamboat near the left bank.

1961 Scotland home-movie frame of a steamboat on Loch Katrine, framed by dark film edges, wooded banks, and distant hills. — Final scenic view of the steamboat and Loch Katrine landscape.

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