California USA-1952: Large Cargo Ship Luckenbach Docking At Marina

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Large Cargo Ship Luckenbach Docking At Marina — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1952 showing a large cargo ship named Luckenbach docked at a California marina. The grainy, color-saturated film captures the ship's white superstructure and dark hull against a calm harbor, with a large white building labeled 'GENERAL STEAMSHIP' visible on the dock. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics including natural grain, slight blurriness, and subtle color fading, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century maritime commerce and transportation in California.

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: 122621630

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 1234 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: miss universe
Reel-level year note: 1952
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1952 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: 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s California harbor footage for documentary or museum edits needing a brief home-movie view of mid-century cargo shipping and dockside maritime infrastructure.
Period detail: The dark-hulled Luckenbach cargo ship, white dock building marked General Steamship, cranes, masts and pier structures provide visible mid-century maritime clues.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot harbor viewpoint, observing the ship from across the water with brief reframing rather than staged industrial coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Luckenbach ship, dark hull, white superstructure, red-and-black funnel mark, calm harbor water, pier pilings, cranes, masts and the General Steamship building.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, saturated color, visible grain, dust, gate edges and slight handheld instability that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, harbor cutaway, maritime transition or memory beat for 1950s transportation and West Coast commerce sequences.
Historical context: The footage visually places a named cargo vessel at a working California dock, showing everyday maritime commerce through a nonprofessional home-movie lens.
Research note: The ship name, funnel mark and General Steamship signage are visible brand or company identifiers, so copyright, trademark and contextual clearance should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1950s California cargo ship, Luckenbach freighter, General Steamship dock, 8mm harbor footage and mid-century maritime home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then California 1952 harbor material, then broader 1950s shipping, docks, cargo vessels and waterfront commerce.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 California 8mm frame showing a large cargo ship moored beside a white dock building marked General Steamship. — A cargo ship sits alongside a pier with the General Steamship building visible behind it.

1952 California harbor frame showing the Luckenbach cargo ship with dark hull, white superstructure, cranes and masts. — The Luckenbach cargo ship is seen broadside with dockside cranes and masts behind it.

1952 California 8mm frame of the Luckenbach cargo ship at dock, with harbor cranes, masts and calm water visible. — A slightly wider home-movie view shows the Luckenbach at a working waterfront dock.

1952 California close frame of the Luckenbach cargo ship, emphasizing the named hull, white superstructure and funnel marking. — The camera moves closer on the Luckenbach name and the ship's white upper decks.

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