Long Beach California USA-1971: Man On Boat Points To The Ocean

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationLong Beach, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 California

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Man On Boat Points To The Ocean — Clip Details

A man in a yellow plaid shirt and sunglasses stands on a boat in Long Beach, California, in 1971, pointing toward the ocean. The footage, shot on 8mm film, captures a vintage sailing scene with a white circular antenna and rigging visible. The warm, grainy color palette and soft focus evoke a nostalgic, home movie feel, with the man's gesture suggesting a moment of observation or navigation during a leisurely day at sea.

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: 123061677

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

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 1758 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: III-02,sacto state
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: california,sacramento
Date: 1971 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: Long Beach, 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: Supports 1970s maritime, leisure boating, or Southern California coastal archive requests needing brief 8mm home-movie inserts with a visible adult aboard a vessel.
Period detail: The yellow plaid shirt, sunglasses, warm color stock, analog R.P.M. gauge, white marine ring antenna, railings, and rigging fit a 1971 small-boat setting.
Home-movie behavior: An adult man casually points out toward the water from the boat, giving the clip an unstaged observer or navigation moment typical of family-shot travel footage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a brass-toned R.P.M. gauge, a man in a yellow plaid shirt, sunglasses, a white circular antenna, deck railing, rigging lines, hazy water, and boat hardware.
Film character: The 8mm footage has warm color, visible grain, soft focus, mild exposure variation, and slight handheld framing that preserve the texture of original home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short maritime cutaway, coastal travel insert, navigation gesture, or memory beat between broader boating or ocean scenes.
Historical context: The clip shows recreational boat activity near Long Beach in 1971, with the emphasis on everyday vessel equipment and a passenger looking or pointing across the water.
Research note: An adult face is visible and possible branded or identifiable equipment appears, so likeness, copyright, trademark, and any location or vessel context should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1971 Long Beach boat home movie, 1970s California sailing footage, man pointing from boat, 8mm ocean travel, and vintage marine deck detail.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Long Beach or 1971 California coastal footage, then with broader 1970s boating, sailing, and ocean leisure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 8mm close-up of a brass-toned boat R.P.M. gauge with dark wood paneling behind it. — Analog R.P.M. gauge on a boat interior or helm area.

In 1971 Long Beach footage, a man in sunglasses points from a boat deck beside a white circular antenna and railings. — Man points toward the water from the boat deck.

1971 Long Beach home-movie frame with a man near the edge of the shot, white ring antenna, deck railing, and hazy water. — Boat deck detail with the man partly framed beside marine hardware.

1971 8mm view of boat railing, rigging lines, and deck hardware over hazy Long Beach water. — Rigging and railing frame the hazy water beyond the boat.

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