San Diego California-1962: Men Fishing On A Boat With Ships In The Distance

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

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Men Fishing On A Boat With Ships In The Distance — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a serene maritime scene from San Diego, California. A large cargo ship sails across the choppy blue waters in the distance, its silhouette framed by a hazy sky. In the foreground, men stand on a boat or pier, one holding a fishing rod, gazing toward the vessel. The footage features classic 1960s color grading with a distinct purple-blue tint and visible film grain, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The scene suggests a quiet moment of observation during a coastal outing.

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: 123684623

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 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: 1960s San Diego home-movie maritime footage for productions needing a brief coastal fishing, harbor-watching, or cargo-ship cutaway.
Period detail: The clip shows 8mm color footage with 1960s casual clothing, a small fishing rod, and a large cargo vessel offshore, consistent with the supplied 1962 San Diego metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged view from a boat or waterfront railing as men watch the water, fish, and look toward a passing ship.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blue open water, a hazy horizon, a large cargo ship, men at a railing, fishing rods, casual jackets, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The scan has saturated blue-purple color, soft focus, grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that mark it as original small-gauge home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for harbor recreation, coastal observation, shipping, or leisure travel sequences.
Historical context: The footage places ordinary recreational viewers near San Diego waters while commercial shipping moves in the distance, without identifying a specific vessel or event.
Research note: People are visible from the back or side, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from depicted-person rights.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1962 San Diego harbor home movie, 8mm men fishing boat cargo ship, 1960s California waterfront, and vintage maritime leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1962 San Diego coastal material, then broader 1960s fishing, harbor, and cargo-ship footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 San Diego home-movie frame showing a cargo ship on blue water, seen past a raised fishing rod and partial foreground figures. — A cargo ship passes offshore while someone fishes from the foreground.

1962 San Diego coastal frame with a cargo ship in the distance and a man viewed from behind near the right edge. — A man looks toward a distant cargo ship across the water.

1962 San Diego home-movie frame showing men by a red railing, one with a fishing rod, and distant ships on the water. — Men gather at the railing while ships sit or pass in the distance.

1962 San Diego frame of men seen from behind at a red railing, with fishing rods and a cargo ship offshore. — Men watch the water from a railing as a cargo ship appears offshore.

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