Maine USA-1971: Sliding Image Of A Large Historic Ship With An Added Shot Of A Crane

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationMaine, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 Maine

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Sliding Image Of A Large Historic Ship With An Added... — Clip Details

MAINE USA-1971: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a large historic ship at a bustling port. The footage opens with a low-angle view of the ship's bow, showcasing its dark hull, white superstructure, and a prominent black smokestack with red and white bands. A thick rope secures the vessel to the dock. The camera then pans to reveal a massive industrial crane and a crowd of people on the pier, suggesting a busy day of maritime activity. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and a distinct blue color cast, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel.

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: 123064094

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 1008 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: new york,vermont,new hampshire,maine
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: Maine, 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 1970s Maine maritime or port-life edits needing home-movie footage of a large ship moored beside industrial dock equipment.
Period detail: The dark hull, white superstructure, banded smokestack, dock crane, and 8mm color cast support an early 1970s visitor view of a working waterfront.
Home-movie behavior: The camera behaves like a visitor filming from the pier, sliding from the ship's bow and mooring line toward the crane and small groups on the dock.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the ship bow, white deck structures, black smokestack, thick mooring line, dockside crane, pier, parked cars, and visitors.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm grain, strong blue color shift, soft focus, edge vignetting, and handheld framing that give the shot clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a maritime establishing insert, a transition from vessel detail to port activity, or a brief memory beat in a travel sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows public waterfront activity around a large vessel and crane, suggesting tourism or port observation without confirming a specific event.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; copyright, location access, and vessel identification should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Search matches include 1971 Maine 8mm ship at dock, Super 8 port crane footage, historic vessel mooring line, and home movie waterfront visitors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Maine 1971 waterfront material, then broader 1970s maritime, harbor, ship, and industrial crane footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Maine 8mm frame showing a large moored ship from below, with dark hull, white superstructure, black banded smokestack, and rope line. — Low-angle view of the ship's bow and upper deck while it is tied to the dock.

1971 Maine home-movie frame of the ship's bow and white upper deck, with a taut mooring line leading down toward the pier. — The camera holds on the vessel's bow details and the diagonal line securing it.

1971 Maine 8mm frame showing the vessel's bow sliding past the camera, with the mooring line prominent against the dark hull. — The mooring line and hull dominate the frame as the camera shifts along the ship.

1971 Maine port view with a tall industrial crane, pier activity, parked cars, and visitors gathered near the waterfront. — The shot opens out to the crane and people on the pier next to the moored vessel.

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