Tampa Florida USA-1960: View Of Very Busy Tourist Port With Boats Of Different Sizes

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Year1960
Decade1960s
LocationTampa, Florida, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 Tampa Florida

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View Of Very Busy Tourist Port With Boats Of Different Sizes — Clip Details

Tampa Florida USA-1960: A vibrant 8mm home movie captures a bustling tourist port with numerous boats of various sizes docked along the waterfront. The iconic Tampa City Hall tower rises prominently in the background, framed by swaying palm trees under a partly cloudy sky. The footage, shot on vintage 8mm film, shows gentle water movement and a lively marina atmosphere, with sailboats and motor yachts moored at piers. The warm, slightly faded color palette and film grain evoke a nostalgic 1960s Americana feel, perfect for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 123631001

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

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 1121 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: trip to florida,nassau,browns hotel,spring,woodpecker build nest,tree,catfish caught river,flowers,tulip
Reel-level year note: 1960-1961
Reel-level location note: florida,nassau
Date: 1960 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: Tampa, Florida, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Covers a 1960s Florida tourist marina at wide and close range; well-suited for documentaries on postwar American leisure, Florida tourism booms, or Sunbelt waterfront Americana.
Period detail: Warm, slightly faded 8mm color palette, era-appropriate boat styling, and a distinctive white civic tower visible in the opening frames are consistent with early 1960s Florida.
Home-movie behavior: Visitor-shot perspective panning across the marina from waterside, capturing the breadth and scale of the port rather than any personal family narrative.
What appears in frame: Multiple white motor yachts and cabin cruisers moored at piers, tall sailboat masts, a distant white civic tower, palm trees lining the shore, cumulus clouds over blue water, and white waterfront buildings.
Film character: Characteristic 8mm grain, warm color fade toward soft pastels, and dark edge vignetting give the footage an authentic mid-century home-movie texture that reads as period rather than degraded.
Edit role: Functions as an establishing wide shot or cutaway for 1960s Florida or Sunbelt leisure narratives, and can serve as a transitional beat between outdoor location sequences.
Historical context: The density of recreational vessels and the variety of boat types reflect Florida's postwar tourist boom and the rapid growth of marina culture in the early 1960s.
Research note: No identifiable individuals appear in the frames; the civic tower and marina structures are public-facing, but architectural rights considerations may apply depending on jurisdiction and use.
Research search match: Likely found under searches for 1960s Florida marina, vintage Tampa waterfront, 8mm tourist port footage, postwar American boating, or mid-century Florida travel.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from this reel, then with 1960s Florida or Gulf Coast waterfront footage, then with vintage American tourism or postwar leisure sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

8mm home movie frame c. 1960, Tampa Florida marina with moored yachts, palm trees, and a distant white tower consistent with a civic landmark — Wide marina view with palm trees and civic tower in background, Tampa Florida, c. 1960

8mm home movie frame c. 1960, Tampa Florida marina packed with moored yachts and cabin cruisers, palm trees lining the distant shore — Dense marina with moored yachts and palm tree shoreline, Tampa Florida, c. 1960

8mm home movie frame c. 1960, large white motor yacht moored at a Florida marina dock with white waterfront buildings and cumulus clouds behind — Large white motor yacht at marina dock, Florida waterfront, c. 1960

8mm home movie frame c. 1960, same or adjacent large white motor yacht in Florida marina, pier structure and white waterfront buildings behind — White motor yacht and dock structure, Florida marina waterfront, c. 1960

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