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San Francisco California-1953: Camera Pans Across The Marine Adder And Shows Off

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

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

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Camera Pans Across The Marine Adder And Shows Off — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1953, this vintage home movie captures a naval vessel with a prominent 'MARINE ADDER' sign. The camera pans across the ship's deck, revealing industrial equipment, railings, and a large cylindrical component under a cool blue tint. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, offering authentic archival material for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content about mid-century maritime operations.

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
123343802

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: Yes
  • Minors 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 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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Topics & Keywords

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  • old film footage
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  • 1950s home movie

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Mid-century San Francisco maritime footage for documentary, museum, or editorial sequences needing a brief home-movie view of a named naval vessel.
Period detail
The painted Marine Adder name, metal railings, deck machinery, and 8mm color stock support an early 1950s maritime setting.
Home-movie behavior
The camera studies the vessel from a visitor or dockside vantage, panning across details rather than staging action.
What appears in frame
Visible details include the Marine Adder sign, ship railings, deck platforms, industrial equipment, a round hull opening, pipes, and distant figures.
Film character
Cool blue color bias, soft focus, visible grain, and handheld framing give the scan a recognizable 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a maritime insert, ship-identification cutaway, or transition into a 1950s naval or harbor sequence.
Historical context
The footage visually places a named vessel within a working harbor environment, with equipment and railings suggesting shipboard operations.
Research note
People and the vessel name are visible, so copyright, likeness, trademark, and ship-identification questions should be reviewed by the user.
Research search match
Useful searches include 1950s San Francisco harbor home movie, Marine Adder ship footage, 8mm naval vessel deck, and mid-century maritime cutaway.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then San Francisco 1952 maritime material, then broader 1950s harbor or naval vessel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1950s San Francisco home-movie frame showing ship deck equipment, railings, and part of the Marine Adder name panel.
Deck equipment and the Marine Adder name panel appear during the pan.
Home-movie view of the Marine Adder deck area with railings, industrial equipment, and a partial name sign below.
The pan continues across the vessel's railings and deck equipment.
Close 8mm frame of the Marine Adder name painted across the side of a vessel in San Francisco maritime footage.
The vessel name Marine Adder fills much of the lower frame.
The Marine Adder name panel remains prominent, with railings, hull details, and a diagonal pipe or boom visible.
The shot holds on the Marine Adder name and surrounding hull details.

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