Seattle Washington-1977: American Flag on Columbia Ferry at Seattle Port

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Year1977
Decade1970s
LocationSeattle, Washington, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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American Flag on Columbia Ferry at Seattle Port — Clip Details

ALASKA USA-1977: A vintage 8mm film clip captures the Columbia ferry docked at a port, its American flag fluttering in the wind. The ship's name is clearly visible on the hull as it sits beside a pier. The scene transitions to a panoramic view of Seattle's waterfront, with the iconic Space Needle standing tall against a clear blue sky. The footage, shot from a moving vessel, offers a nostalgic glimpse of Seattle's transportation and urban scenery in the late 1970s, showcasing the era's distinct color palette and film grain.

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: 123092746

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: 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 1785 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: tent trailer,VI-02
Reel-level year note: 1977
Reel-level location note: alaska
Date: 1977 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: Seattle, Washington, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s transportation, ferry travel, and Pacific Northwest waterfront requests needing brief home-movie establishing material.
Period detail: The Columbia ferry name, American flag, 8mm color, and Seattle Space Needle view provide visible late-1970s travel-era cues supported by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a moving vessel, giving the clip an unstaged traveler perspective across docks, water, and skyline.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Columbia ferry hull, American flag, pier structures, open water, Seattle waterfront buildings, Space Needle, shoreline, and distant hills.
Film character: The scan has soft focus, visible grain, slight gate edges, handheld movement, and saturated blue water typical of amateur 8mm color footage.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a ferry-travel insert, waterfront transition, location cutaway, or short memory beat between Alaska transport and Seattle harbor material.
Historical context: The footage links passenger ferry imagery with a 1970s urban waterfront view, suggesting travel by water without documenting a specific event.
Research note: The ferry name and identifiable Space Needle may require rights review for trademarks, location depiction, and editorial versus commercial use; no people are visible.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1977 8mm ferry footage, Columbia ferry flag, Seattle waterfront home movie, Space Needle harbor view, and Pacific Northwest travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1977 Alaska or Seattle waterfront clips, then broader ferry, harbor, flag, and travel-by-water footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1977 8mm frame of the Columbia ferry docked near a pier, with an American flag moving in the wind above the visible ship name. — The Columbia ferry sits at a dock with an American flag above the hull.

View across water toward the Seattle waterfront, with the Space Needle visible beyond shoreline buildings in soft 8mm focus. — Seattle waterfront and Space Needle seen from across the water.

Moving-vessel view of Seattle waterfront buildings and the Space Needle beyond a broad stretch of blue water. — The camera passes the Seattle waterfront with the Space Needle visible near frame right.

Wide 8mm harbor view with Seattle shoreline, waterfront structures, distant hills, and the Space Needle at the edge of the frame. — A wide harbor view shows Seattle shoreline and the Space Needle in the distance.

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