Mendocino California USA-1980: Boat Passing Under Lt. Charles L. Larson Memorial Bridge

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Year1980
Decade1980s
LocationMendocino, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1980 Mendocino California

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Boat Passing Under Lt — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1980, this vintage home movie captures a serene view of the Noyo River in Mendocino, California. The clip shows a small white boat passing under the Lt. Charles L. Larson Memorial Bridge, with a rocky shoreline in the foreground and a quiet marina in the background. The footage features natural sunlight, soft color grading typical of 8mm film, and subtle grain, evoking a nostalgic, peaceful coastal atmosphere. A sign clearly identifies the bridge and river, anchoring the scene in time and place.

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: 123109996

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 1466 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: cajon vs arlington
Reel-level year note: 1980
Reel-level location note: el cajon, california
Date: 1980 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: Mendocino, 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 1980s coastal California archive requests needing a brief home-movie view of a boat, bridge, river, and identified Mendocino-area landmark.
Period detail: The bridge sign, small marina craft, shoreline clothing scale, and faded 8mm color support the supplied 1980 home-movie period context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot landmark perspective, moving from a scenic river view to close sign documentation rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the bridge span, Noyo River water, a small white boat, rocky shoreline, distant marina buildings, trees, and the bridge identification sign.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight gate framing, warm daylight exposure, and handheld reframing typical of amateur physical film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, coastal travel cutaway, location identifier, or quiet memory beat in a Northern California sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents everyday waterfront sightseeing around the Noyo River area without making claims beyond the visible bridge, boat traffic, and marina setting.
Research note: People appear small in the river view, and the bridge sign identifies a public landmark; copyright, likeness, and location-use clearance should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1980 8mm Mendocino boat under bridge, Noyo River home movie, Lt. Charles L. Larson Memorial Bridge sign, and California coastal marina footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Mendocino footage, then other 1980 Noyo River or California coast clips, then broader bridge, marina, and small-boat home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1980 8mm view of a small white boat on the Noyo River near the Lt. Charles L. Larson Memorial Bridge in Mendocino, California. — Small boat passes on the Noyo River beneath the bridge, with shoreline rocks and a marina beyond.

Close view of the Lt. Charles L. Larson Memorial Bridge sign for the Noyo River in Mendocino, California, shot on 8mm film. — The bridge sign identifies Lt. Charles L. Larson Memorial Bridge over the Noyo River.

Cropped 1980 8mm frame of the Lt. Charles L. Larson Memorial Bridge sign, with Noyo River text visible. — A handheld close-up crops the bridge sign while keeping the Noyo River identification legible.

Centered 8mm close-up of the Lt. Charles L. Larson Memorial Bridge sign identifying the Noyo River location in Mendocino, California. — The final frame centers the sign naming the Lt. Charles L. Larson Memorial Bridge and Noyo River.

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