San Diego California USA-1949: Huge Steam Cargo Ship Cruising Past Fishermen and Classic Cars

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Year1949
Decade1940s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1949 California

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Huge Steam Cargo Ship Cruising Past Fishermen and... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1949 in San Diego, California, showing a massive steam-powered cargo ship slowly cruising past a busy port. The large vessel, with multiple smokestacks and cranes, emits thick black smoke as it moves through the water. In the foreground, people fish along the shoreline near classic 1940s automobiles, capturing a nostalgic moment of maritime commerce and coastal life. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and a handheld perspective typical of amateur archival footage.

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: 122719204

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 1660 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1949
Reel-level location note: del mar, california,chicago
Date: 1949 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 Diego, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s documentary edits needing San Diego harbor activity, steam-era cargo shipping, shoreline fishing, or postwar coastal commerce seen through home-movie footage.
Period detail: The clip shows 1940s-era automobiles, a steam cargo vessel, dock cranes, and casual shoreline fishing, matching the supplied 1949 San Diego metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the casual observer perspective, with people fishing and watching from the shoreline as a large working vessel passes through the harbor.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a steam cargo ship, dark smoke, dock cranes, shoreline fishermen, small groups of people, parked classic cars, water, and harbor structures.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, muted color, slight fading, and a handheld home-movie frame that preserves the physical-film texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a harbor insert, maritime transition, industrial cutaway, or memory beat connecting coastal recreation with shipping activity.
Historical context: The scene visually connects leisure fishing on the waterfront with active port traffic, without proving a specific vessel identity or commercial event.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are evident, and copyright clearance remains separate from likeness or property issues.
Research search match: Researchers may find this clip under 1949 San Diego 8mm harbor footage, steam cargo ship passing fishermen, postwar California port, or vintage shoreline fishing.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel harbor shots, then other 1949 San Diego footage, then broader 1940s maritime, fishing, classic car, or port commerce material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1949 San Diego harbor view with a smoking cargo ship moving behind shoreline fishermen, parked cars, and port cranes. — A steam cargo ship passes the shoreline as people fish near classic cars and harbor cranes.

1949 San Diego harbor scene with a smoking cargo vessel, cranes, shoreline anglers, and classic automobiles at the water's edge. — The vessel continues past the fishing shoreline, framed by cranes and parked cars.

1949 San Diego waterfront footage showing a smoking cargo ship behind fishermen, small groups of people, cranes, and classic cars. — Fishermen and onlookers remain in the foreground as the cargo ship moves across the harbor.

1949 San Diego harbor frame with a foreground fisherman, a smoking cargo ship, cranes, parked cars, and shoreline spectators. — A fisherman casts or holds a rod while the smoking ship passes through the harbor beyond.

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