San Diego California-1962: People Boarding Ferry At Pier With Cruise Ship In Background

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

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People Boarding Ferry At Pier With Cruise Ship In Background — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a bustling pier in San Diego, California. Passengers in casual 1960s attire walk along the dock, some carrying bags, as they prepare to board a ferry. A large cruise ship is visible in the background, and a sign for beer hints at the leisurely atmosphere. The footage shows natural film grain, slight color fading, and a handheld perspective, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century coastal travel and vacation culture.

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: 123684728

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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 travel, ferry boarding, and San Diego harbor atmosphere in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: Casual clothing, dock railings, ferry structures, and small harbor craft may show early-1960s vacation and commuter waterfront activity.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged visitor view of people walking, waiting, and boarding at a busy pier.
What appears in frame: Visible details include pier railings, pedestrians with bags, ferry gangways, harbor water, small boats, a distant large ship, dock posts, and overhead signage.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, handheld framing, mild color fading, and contact-print edge marks that support its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a harbor insert, travel transition, vacation memory beat, or cutaway for mid-century waterfront movement.
Historical context: The footage shows public pier activity and leisure travel patterns without identifying a specific ferry operator or event from the frames alone.
Research note: People and a visible sign or brand-like text require likeness and trademark review separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Researcher matches include 1962 San Diego pier footage, 8mm ferry boarding, vintage harbor travel, and home movie waterfront vacation scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 San Diego harbor material, then broader 1960s ferry and coastal travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 San Diego harbor pier scene with people carrying bags near railings and a ferry boarding structure. — People move along the pier toward the ferry area as harbor vessels sit in the background.

1962 San Diego pier view with visitors and passengers near a waterfront boarding area and distant harbor ships. — Passengers and visitors gather near the pier entrance while a large vessel is visible offshore.

1962 San Diego ferry landing with a small ferry, gangway, waiting passengers, and harbor vessels beyond. — A moored ferry and gangway fill the frame as people wait or board at the waterfront.

1962 San Diego harbor ferry boarding view with people at the gangway and larger vessels in the distance. — People gather at the ferry landing while harbor water and distant ships frame the scene.

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