Tampa Florida USA-1960: Cargo Ship Docked At Port

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

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Cargo Ship Docked At Port — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1960, this vintage home movie captures a large cargo ship docked at a bustling port in Tampa, Florida. The grainy, color-saturated footage shows the vessel moored near industrial cranes and warehouses under a clear sky, with calm blue water in the foreground. A small red buoy floats nearby, and a distant airplane briefly crosses the frame. The film's characteristic grain and soft focus evoke a nostalgic, archival feel, offering authentic 1960s maritime transportation footage.

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: 123631579

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 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: Fills 1960s US maritime and commercial port requests; suitable as an establishing or cutaway shot for documentary, educational, or editorial productions covering American industry or Gulf Coast trade.
Period detail: The colored funnel livery, open-deck cargo derrick configuration, and 8mm color rendering are consistent with early-1960s pre-containerization commercial shipping; year supported by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: Filmed from a stationary waterfront vantage, the unhurried framing suggests a visitor recording the working port as an incidental scene rather than a staged or deliberate production.
What appears in frame: Large cargo vessel with distinctive funnel, multiple loading derrick booms, calm water with blue-purple 8mm tint, pale sky, distant dock structures, possible small aircraft or bird crossing sky in later frames.
Film character: 8mm stock renders the water as a deep blue-purple; moderate grain, soft horizon focus, and slight vignetting at frame edges give the footage its period-authentic archival texture.
Edit role: Functions as a wide establishing shot or transitional cutaway in documentaries on 1960s American commerce, Gulf Coast industry, or the pre-containerization maritime economy.
Historical context: Tampa was a major Gulf Coast commercial port in 1960 handling phosphate and general cargo; the open-deck derrick vessels visible reflect pre-containerization bulk shipping operations of the era.
Research note: No individuals appear visible; ship name and registry are not legible at this resolution, but funnel livery may identify a specific operator — verify before editorial use that names the vessel or line.
Research search match: Likely found by searches for '1960s US cargo port footage,' 'Tampa port 1960,' 'vintage maritime 8mm,' 'pre-containerization shipping,' or 'Florida port industrial footage.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same reel for Tampa or Florida location sequences; then 1960s Gulf Coast port or waterfront footage; then broader American industrial or transportation archive material from the decade.

Still Frames From This Clip

Cargo vessel with colored funnel docked at Tampa port, circa 1960, loading derricks overhead, shot on 8mm film. — Cargo ship with loading derricks, Tampa port, c. 1960.

Cargo ship moored at Tampa port with loading derrick booms, circa 1960, blue-toned water in foreground, 8mm archival footage. — Cargo ship loading booms at Tampa port, c. 1960.

Wide shot of Tampa port, circa 1960, showing cargo vessels with multiple derricks, blue-purple 8mm color cast, possible aircraft or bird in sky. — Tampa port wide view with cargo vessels, c. 1960.

Cargo vessel at Tampa port dock, circa 1960, with multiple loading derricks, characteristic 8mm blue-purple water rendering. — Cargo vessel and derricks at Tampa port, c. 1960.

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