San Francisco California-1963: Massive Ship Slowly Passing Shore In The Ocean

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1963 San Francisco California

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Massive Ship Slowly Passing Shore In The Ocean — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures a massive cargo ship slowly passing along the coast of San Francisco, California. Viewed from an elevated inland vantage point, the vessel glides across the deep blue ocean, framed by palm trees and a sandy hillside. A vibrant pink hibiscus flower in the foreground adds a touch of tropical color, contrasting with the cool blue tones of the sea and sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American coastal scene. The ship's steady movement creates a serene, observational mood, perfect for historical 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: 123774644

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 1112 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: knotts berry farm,zoo,san diego,mary,park,phillip
Reel-level year note: 1963
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1963 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 Francisco, 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 Francisco coastal home-movie footage for productions needing a brief archival view of a large ship passing offshore from an elevated shoreline vantage.
Period detail: The palm-lined bluff, saturated color, and distant cargo vessel may show mid-century Bay Area coastal leisure scenery as captured on 8mm film in 1963.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds from a visitor-like elevated viewpoint, observing the ship through foreground plants rather than staging a formal maritime scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large offshore ship, blue ocean and sky, palm trees, a sandy bluff, a pink hibiscus flower, utility poles, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, strong blue color cast, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and visible gate edges that give it a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short maritime cutaway, coastal transition, travel-memory beat, or establishing insert for 1960s San Francisco shoreline material.
Historical context: The clip visually situates ocean transport within a leisure coastline setting, with the vessel seen from land rather than from a port or industrial dock.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but maritime identity, location specificity, copyright, and any property concerns still require normal review.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1963 8mm San Francisco coast ship, vintage home movie cargo vessel offshore, and 1960s California shoreline ocean transport.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1963 San Francisco views, then broader 1960s California coast and maritime travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 San Francisco coastal view with a large ship on blue water, framed by palms, sandy ground, and a pink hibiscus in the foreground. — A large offshore ship passes beyond a palm-lined bluff and bright foreground flower.

Large vessel moving offshore in the San Francisco coastal view, seen through dark 8mm frame edges with palms below. — The ship appears farther across the water, partially framed by palms and film borders.

Soft 1963 coastal frame showing a large ship offshore, with palm trees and utility poles along the lower edge. — A hazy view places the offshore vessel above palms and utility poles near the shoreline.

1963 San Francisco shoreline view of a large ship on open water, with palms, utility poles, and soft 8mm color saturation. — The vessel continues across the water above the palm-lined foreground.

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