San Diego California USA-1949: Men Placing Blue and White Boat Into Water On Clear Day

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

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Men Placing Blue and White Boat Into Water On Clear Day — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from San Diego, California, 1949, showing two men carefully lowering a small white boat with blue accents into the water at a wooden dock. The scene is captured through the characteristic grain and color palette of mid-century film, with prominent wooden pilings in the foreground and a rocky shoreline in the background. A classic white car is visible on the shore, adding to the nostalgic Americana feel of this authentic 1940s recreational moment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122719640

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s San Diego or postwar leisure edits needing brief home-movie evidence of men handling a small recreational boat at a dock.
Period detail: The white automobile, small outboard boat, wooden pilings, and 8mm color rendering support a late-1940s recreational waterfront setting.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has unstaged home-movie value as two men work carefully around a small boat, filmed from a nearby dock through foreground pilings.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, a small white boat with blue trim, an outboard motor, dock planks, tall wooden pilings, rippled water, rocks, and a parked car.
Film character: The clip carries soft 8mm grain, muted color, slight exposure variation, and a casual handheld viewpoint that preserve its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, waterfront cutaway, or memory beat for mid-century recreation, boating, or Southern California family travel.
Historical context: The footage shows informal boating activity at a waterfront dock, reflecting recreational use of small craft without making broader claims about the site.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, but copyright, location, and any property considerations should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1949 San Diego 8mm boating footage, mid-century dock home movie, men launching small boat, and vintage California waterfront recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other San Diego 1949 footage, then broader 1940s boating, docks, watercraft, and leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In supported 1949 San Diego home-movie footage, two men handle a small white and blue boat beside dock pilings and rippled water. — Two men guide a small boat near a wooden dock, with pilings and shoreline rocks behind them.

The San Diego 1949 frame shows men at a dock handling a small boat near vertical pilings, calm water, rocks, and a parked car. — The boat is held close to the dock while the men work around the stern and side.

A 1949 San Diego home-movie frame shows the men closer to the dock edge as the boat rests in the water near pilings and rocks. — The men appear to steady or adjust the boat while it floats close to the dock.

At the end of the brief San Diego boating scene, one man bends over the small boat beside the dock as another remains near the stern. — One man bends over the boat near the dock, suggesting final handling or adjustment before use.

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