Long Beach California USA-1971: The Inner Workings Of An Industrial Ship And The

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

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The Inner Workings Of An Industrial Ship And The — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a massive ocean liner docked at Long Beach, California. The iconic red and black funnels stand tall against an overcast sky as the camera pans across the ship's white hull and multiple decks. Viewers see the bustling port environment with cars and streetlights in the foreground, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century maritime travel and industrial port operations. The grainy, color-graded footage evokes a strong sense of retro Americana and historical maritime life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123062239

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.

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 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: Useful for 1971 archival requests needing visitor-shot 8mm views of a large ocean liner docked in Long Beach for maritime, port, travel, or California setting coverage.
Period detail: The frames show a white multi-deck liner with red-and-black funnels, parked cars, dock structures, and streetlights that fit an early 1970s waterfront view.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective from shore, panning across the ship as a home-movie record rather than staged industrial coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the liner's white hull, red-and-black funnels, upper decks, gangway or dock access structure, parked cars, streetlights, and overcast sky.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, warm color shift, mild exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, location cutaway, maritime transition, or memory beat for 1970s Long Beach waterfront material.
Historical context: The footage shows public-facing waterfront observation of a docked ocean liner, suggesting leisure or travel interest around maritime infrastructure.
Research note: No people or readable brands are visible in these frames, but ship identity, site permissions, and copyright status should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Researcher matches include 1971 Long Beach 8mm ocean liner, vintage California port footage, docked passenger ship home movie, and 1970s maritime cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1971 Long Beach waterfront footage, then broader vintage port, ship, and maritime travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Long Beach 8mm frame showing a docked white ocean liner with red-and-black funnels, cars, and port structures in the foreground. — A docked ocean liner fills the frame from the Long Beach waterfront.

1971 Long Beach view of the liner's side, showing funnels, upper deck details, a dock access structure, and cars below. — The camera holds on the liner's midsection and dockside access area.

1971 Long Beach 8mm frame with the ship's white decks, red-and-black funnels, dock edge, and foreground streetlights. — The home-movie camera pans along the liner's decks and funnels.

1971 Long Beach frame showing the liner's side, a prominent funnel, dock structures, streetlights, and a vertical pole near the edge. — The shot ends on the ship's side with dockside details in the foreground.

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