San Diego California-1962: A Sailboat Glides Near A Massive Anchored Cargo Ship

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

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A Sailboat Glides Near A Massive Anchored Cargo Ship — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a white sailboat gliding across calm blue waters near San Diego, California. In the distance, a massive cargo ship anchors on the horizon under a hazy purple sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight camera shake, evoking a nostalgic mid-century maritime scene. The sailboat moves steadily across the frame, offering a peaceful contrast to the imposing industrial vessel in the background. This archival clip offers authentic 1960s coastal atmosphere for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 123684600

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 1236 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: disneyland
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1962 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 Diego, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s coastal California maritime requests needing real 8mm home-movie footage of a small sailboat passing near a large anchored ship.
Period detail: The 1962 date and San Diego location are supported by metadata, while the visible scene shows mid-century color home-movie footage of sail and cargo traffic on open water.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational shoreline or boat-side viewpoint, holding on the contrast between a small leisure sailboat and a distant industrial vessel.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blue water, a white sailboat, a large anchored cargo ship, hazy sky, distant horizon, film-frame borders, and light surface shimmer.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus, purple-blue color shift, slight exposure variation, and handheld steadiness typical of scanned home movies.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a maritime cutaway, coastal establishing insert, transition between travel and port material, or quiet memory beat.
Historical context: The scene places recreational sailing and large-scale maritime transport in the same coastal view without identifying a specific vessel or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but ship identity, location claims, and copyright status should still be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 San Diego 8mm sailboat footage, vintage cargo ship at sea, California harbor home movie, and 1960s coastal maritime cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1962 San Diego coastal footage, then with broader sailing, harbor, ship, and ocean travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 San Diego 8mm frame showing a white sailboat crossing calm water in front of a distant anchored cargo ship. — A small sailboat passes across the foreground while a large ship sits offshore.

The sailboat slips partly out of view as a large anchored ship remains on the hazy San Diego horizon. — The large ship dominates the background as the sailboat moves toward the edge of frame.

Soft 8mm view of a large ship offshore in San Diego waters, with the sailboat no longer visible in the frame. — A large vessel sits low on the horizon across the blue water.

A distant anchored ship remains framed against hazy sky and rippled water in this 1962 San Diego home-movie shot. — The clip settles on the distant ship against a broad stretch of water.

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