Long Beach California USA-1971: Side Scrolling View Of A Very Large Ship Along

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

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Side Scrolling View Of A Very Large Ship Along — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1971 captures a massive ocean liner docked at Long Beach, California. The footage begins with a low-angle, side-scrolling view of the ship's towering white superstructure and dark hull, emphasizing its immense scale. A woman in a yellow and white patterned dress stands on the pier, gazing up at the vessel, her presence adding a human scale to the scene. The warm, slightly faded color palette and visible film grain evoke a strong sense of nostalgia and mid-century Americana.

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: 123062073

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: 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 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: 1970s Long Beach home-movie footage useful for documentary requests about ocean liners, pier visits, travel, and large-scale maritime scenes.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color stock, and visitor viewpoint support a 1971 home-movie context at Long Beach, with the ship shown as a large docked attraction.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged visitor perspective as a woman pauses on the pier and looks up at the ship for scale.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark ship hull, white superstructure, portholes, pier railing, mooring lines, a woman in a yellow patterned dress, posts, and chain barrier.
Film character: The footage has warm faded color, visible grain, handheld framing, and uneven exposure typical of scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an establishing insert, scale cutaway, travel transition, or memory beat for a waterfront visit.
Historical context: The scene shows recreational viewing of a large passenger ship at a California waterfront without supporting any specific operational or event claim.
Research note: A person is visible and may require likeness review, while copyright, location access, and any ship-identification questions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1971 Long Beach 8mm ocean liner footage, vintage pier visitor footage, or home movie of a large docked ship.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1971 Long Beach material, then broader vintage ship, pier, and travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Long Beach home-movie frame looking up along a large docked ship, emphasizing its dark hull, portholes, and white superstructure. — A low-angle side view emphasizes the size of the docked ship.

1971 Long Beach frame showing a woman on the pier looking up toward the large docked ship beside railing, posts, and mooring lines. — A visitor stands on the pier, giving scale to the ship's dark hull.

1971 Long Beach home-movie frame with a woman in a yellow patterned dress near the pier railing below the ship's hull and mooring gear. — The woman remains near the railing as the camera frames the ship above her.

1971 Long Beach frame of the ship's side, showing dark hull plating, portholes, mooring lines, and a bright white upper deck section. — The camera continues along the ship's side, catching hull details and bright deck exposure.

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