San Diego California-1962: Cargo Ship and Mobil Tanker in Harbor

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

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Cargo Ship and Mobil Tanker in Harbor — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a large cargo ship anchored in the harbor, with a Mobil oil tanker visible in the background. The footage shows the vessel from a distance across calm blue water under a clear sky, with subtle camera movement tracking its position. The image exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, color fading, and slight vignetting, evoking a nostalgic mid-century maritime scene. This archival clip offers authentic industrial waterfront footage from San Diego, California.

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: 123684772

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: 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: 1962 San Diego harbor footage for productions needing a brief industrial waterfront cutaway with cargo shipping and petroleum transport context.
Period detail: The Mobil lettering and mid-century tanker silhouette support the 1962 setting, while the harbor view shows working maritime infrastructure from a distance.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot shoreline perspective, observing harbor traffic casually across open water without staged action or narration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include calm harbor water, a large dark-hulled cargo ship, a white Mobil tanker, pale sky, distant shoreline, and black 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, softened focus, blue color shift, slight gate shadow, and handheld framing as part of its archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, industrial transition, harbor cutaway, or memory beat in a mid-century California sequence.
Historical context: The view places commercial shipping and oil transport within a San Diego harbor setting, without identifying a specific dock or vessel name.
Research note: Visible Mobil branding should be reviewed for trademark context; no people are visible, but copyright and archive licensing remain separate from brand clearance.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1962 San Diego harbor 8mm, Mobil tanker home movie, cargo ship in California harbor, and vintage industrial waterfront footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1962 San Diego harbor material, then broader maritime, tanker, cargo ship, or industrial waterfront footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 San Diego harbor view with a dark cargo ship crossing in front of a white Mobil oil tanker across calm blue water. — Cargo ship and Mobil tanker seen across the harbor.

Distant 1962 San Diego harbor frame showing a cargo ship beside the visible Mobil tanker lettering, with open water in the foreground. — Distant ship and Mobil tanker along the harbor line.

1962 San Diego harbor footage frame with the cargo ship more centered, a Mobil tanker behind it, and small white boats near the right edge. — Cargo ship centered before a Mobil tanker in harbor.

Final 1962 San Diego harbor frame showing the cargo ship, partial Mobil tanker, small white boats, and a second dark vessel at the right edge. — Harbor shipping scene with tanker, cargo ship, and small boats.

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