San Francisco California-1953: Fishing Boats in Ocean

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Fishing Boats in Ocean — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1953, this vintage home movie captures a serene ocean scene from San Francisco, California. The footage shows small fishing boats scattered across the water under a moody, overcast sky, with distant landforms visible on the horizon. The entire clip is bathed in a deep blue tint, characteristic of aged film stock, with noticeable grain and soft focus. The camera remains steady, offering a quiet, contemplative view of maritime life from the mid-20th century. This archival footage evokes a sense of nostalgia and historical authenticity, ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or vintage-themed projects.

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: 123344450

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s archival requests needing a quiet San Francisco Bay or coastal fishing cutaway from 8mm home-movie material.
Period detail: The small open boats, distant shoreline, and blue-tinted 8mm image may show mid-century recreational or working fishing activity near San Francisco.
Home-movie behavior: The footage reflects an observer filming from shore or another vessel, holding on the boats and horizon without staging or direct interaction.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark fishing boats, rippled water, a low horizon, distant landforms, overcast sky, heavy frame borders, and blue film color shift.
Film character: The clip has soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, dust specks, and a strong blue cast that give it a recognizable scanned 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a maritime insert, reflective transition, coastal establishing detail, or brief memory beat in a mid-century sequence.
Historical context: The scene provides visual context for small-boat activity on open water near San Francisco, without identifying a specific harbor, event, or named vessel.
Research note: No people, faces, brands, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright status and location-specific reuse needs.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s 8mm San Francisco ocean fishing, vintage boats on bay water, blue-tinted home movie coastline, and mid-century maritime cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other San Francisco or 1952 coastal footage, then broader vintage fishing and ocean travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Blue-tinted 8mm frame of small boats on open water near San Francisco, with distant landforms under an overcast sky. — Small boats sit far offshore beneath a low, cloudy horizon.

Blue-toned 8mm view of a dark fishing boat on choppy water, with a hazy shoreline in the distance. — A single dark boat appears against rippled water and a hazy horizon.

1950s 8mm home-movie frame showing a small dark boat on open water near a distant San Francisco shoreline. — A small boat holds in the lower frame with distant landforms beyond.

Blue-cast 8mm frame of a small boat on open water, with muted hills and overcast sky near San Francisco. — A boat sits low in the frame as hazy hills stretch across the background.

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