San Francisco California-1953: Small Fishing Boat Floating In Deep Blue Ocean Water

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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 Boat Floating In Deep Blue Ocean Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1953, this vintage home movie captures a small fishing boat floating on deep blue ocean waters under a hazy sky. The scene, filmed from a distance, shows the boat drifting near a distant mountainous coastline. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: a strong blue color cast, grainy texture, and soft focus, evoking a nostalgic, timeless feel. The frame borders suggest it was shot through a window or viewfinder, adding to its intimate, personal quality. This archival clip offers a serene, contemplative moment of maritime life, perfect for historical or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123344499

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s Bay Area maritime home-movie footage for documentary cutaways, coastal atmosphere, or period travel inserts.
Period detail: The distant small boat, hazy horizon, and blue-tinted 8mm image may show mid-century leisure or working water traffic near San Francisco.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged observer's view, holding on a small boat from shore or another vessel rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small boat, dark water, hazy sky, distant mountain ridge, strong blue cast, soft focus, and film frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows visible grain, soft registration, blue color shift, and dark frame borders that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a quiet maritime insert, reflective transition, or memory beat between broader San Francisco or coastal travel scenes.
Historical context: The footage gives a restrained view of small craft on open water, suggesting everyday coastal movement without identifying a specific vessel or event.
Research note: People may be aboard the distant boat, so likeness review may be needed even though no logos, brands, or private property are legible.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1950s 8mm San Francisco bay boat, vintage home movie ocean water, small fishing boat coastline, and blue-tinted maritime footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other San Francisco 1952 water views, then broader 1950s coastal boat and ocean atmosphere footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 San Francisco-area 8mm frame showing a small dark boat on deep blue water before a hazy distant ridge. — A small boat sits low on blue water beneath a hazy shoreline ridge.

A small boat appears against deep blue water and a soft, mountainous horizon in this 1952 San Francisco home-movie frame. — The boat remains distant, silhouetted against blue water and hazy hills.

1952 8mm footage frame with a distant small boat on rippled blue water, backed by a pale sky and mountainous coastline. — A distant craft floats on rippled water with hills softened by haze.

A small boat sits near the lower frame on blue water, with hazy hills behind it in 1952 San Francisco-area footage. — The final frame holds on the small boat and a soft mountainous horizon.

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