Long Beach California USA-1971: A View Of The Front Of The Queen Mary Ship With Liverpool Lettering

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

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A View Of The Front Of The Queen Mary Ship With... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures the iconic Queen Mary ship docked in Long Beach, California. The footage focuses on the ship's bow, with 'QUEEN MARY' and 'LIVERPOOL' clearly lettered in white against the dark hull. A crew member stands on the upper deck, and a red flag flutters in the breeze. The grainy, warm-toned film and soft focus evoke a nostalgic, archival feel, offering a rare glimpse of the historic ocean liner in its later years as a stationary attraction.

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: 123062153

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: 1970s 8mm home-movie footage for documentary or museum edits needing a Long Beach view of the Queen Mary ocean liner's bow and port lettering.
Period detail: The visible ship lettering, warm 8mm color, and visitor vantage support the supplied 1971 Long Beach setting without adding further event claims.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reads as a visitor-shot close view, holding on the liner's name and Liverpool marking rather than staging any action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the dark bow, white Queen Mary lettering, Liverpool lettering, upper deck railings, a small standing figure, red flag fabric, portholes, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The scan shows soft focus, warm exposure, visible grain, slight handheld framing, and contact-print density shifts that preserve the physical 8mm character.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short identifying insert, travel-memory cutaway, maritime transition, or visual beat establishing the Queen Mary in Long Beach.
Historical context: The footage places a former ocean liner in a public visitor context, emphasizing name, home port marking, and scale rather than onboard activity.
Research note: Human review should consider visible ship name and markings as brand or trademark context, plus a small identifiable person on deck; copyright, likeness, and property issues are separate checks.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1971 8mm Queen Mary Long Beach, vintage home movie ocean liner bow, Liverpool lettering ship, and California maritime archive footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other frames from the same reel, then with 1971 Long Beach or Queen Mary material, then broader vintage ocean liner and maritime tourism footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Long Beach 8mm frame showing the Queen Mary bow, white Liverpool lettering, upper deck railings, and a small figure above. — Queen Mary bow with Liverpool lettering and upper deck detail.

1971 Long Beach view of the Queen Mary name and Liverpool lettering on the hull, with deck railings and a small person above. — Name and Liverpool marking on the Queen Mary hull.

1971 Long Beach 8mm frame with the Queen Mary and Liverpool lettering centered on the dark hull, plus portholes and deck rail above. — Closer hull view with Queen Mary and Liverpool lettering.

Dark 1971 Long Beach frame showing faint Queen Mary and Liverpool lettering, the bow silhouette, railings, and upper deck shapes. — Darker exposure of the Queen Mary bow and lettering.

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