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Long Beach California USA-1971: Old Footage Of The Nation's Flags On An Original Ship

  • Year1971
  • Decade1970s
  • LocationLong Beach, California, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1971 California
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Old Footage Of The Nation's Flags On An Original Ship — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a close-up view of a large ocean liner's red and black smokestacks and rigging. The camera pans upward, revealing a line of international flags fluttering in the wind against a pale sky. The footage has a warm, nostalgic tone with visible film grain and slight color fading, characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era. The perspective suggests the shot was taken from another vessel or dock, offering a detailed look at the ship's deck structures and maritime details.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
123061741

Rights & Clearance

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 1758 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label
III-02,sacto state
Reel-level year note
1971
Reel-level location note
california,sacramento
Date
1971 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Long Beach, California, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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

  • ship
  • old-time
  • ancient
  • flags
  • nation's
  • original
  • tugboat
  • buildings
  • landmarks
  • long BEACH california USA
  • 1971
  • 1971 ship footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Long Beach California
  • ocean liner
  • smokestacks
  • international flags
  • maritime history
  • Super 8 home movie
  • archival footage
  • nautical
  • old-time film
  • film grain
  • maritime
  • vintage 1970s
  • travel
  • ocean travel
  • old footage
  • red and black ship
  • rigging
  • deck
  • 1970s
  • 8mm film

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1970s 8mm maritime footage suited to documentary or museum edits needing ocean liner detail, shipboard rigging, and international flag color from Long Beach-era travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Long Beach home-movie frame showing a red-and-black ship funnel, rigging, and deck details in soft 8mm color.
Close view of a ship funnel and rigging with deck structures below.

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