San Francisco California-1952: Small Fishing Boats All Lined Up At The Docks In

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1952 San Francisco California

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Small Fishing Boats All Lined Up At The Docks In — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage footage captures a quiet harbor scene in San Francisco, California. Small fishing boats are lined up at the docks, their masts rising against a clear sky. A large white industrial building stands on the pier, with a few people visible on the deck. The water reflects the boats and structures, creating a calm, nostalgic atmosphere. The film exhibits natural grain and slight color fading typical of Super 8 home movies from the era. This authentic archival clip is ideal for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 123341333

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 1234 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: miss universe
Reel-level year note: 1952
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1952 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: San Francisco, 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: 1950s San Francisco harbor footage suited for documentary edits needing small fishing boats, docks, and working waterfront atmosphere.
Period detail: The frames show mid-century small craft, wooden pier structures, utility poles, and a plain pier-side building that may show a working harbor setting in 1952.
Home-movie behavior: The short handheld view lingers on moored boats and dock activity from a visitor or amateur filmmaker's perspective rather than a staged production.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include lined-up fishing boats, masts, dock pilings, calm water reflections, a light-colored pier building, utility poles, distant hills, and a few people on the dock.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, gate edges, and mild handheld variation that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a waterfront establishing insert, harbor transition, or quiet memory beat within a mid-century San Francisco sequence.
Historical context: The clip provides visual context for small-boat harbor life and dockside infrastructure without identifying a specific pier, business, or event.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no readable brands are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from location or likeness concerns.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1952 San Francisco harbor, 8mm fishing boats at docks, vintage marina home movie, and mid-century California waterfront.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1952 San Francisco waterfront material, then broader vintage fishing boat or marina scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 San Francisco harbor view with small fishing boats lined along a dock, masts rising near a light-colored pier building. — Small boats sit moored along the dock in a quiet harbor scene.

1952 San Francisco waterfront frame showing moored small boats, dock pilings, masts, and a plain pier-side building. — Moored boats line the dock near a pier-side building and still water.

1952 San Francisco dock scene with small fishing boats, a pier building, clustered masts, and calm reflected water. — Fishing boats rest beside the pier, with masts and a building behind them.

1952 San Francisco harbor frame with docked fishing boats, a light pier building, and a few people visible on the dock. — People stand on the pier above moored boats at the waterfront.

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