San Francisco California-1963: A Scene At Beach From Pier Of People Fishing With

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

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A Scene At Beach From Pier Of People Fishing With — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures a man in a plaid shirt fishing from a pier in San Francisco. Multiple fishing rods extend into the ocean as he focuses on his line. In the background, a crowded beach with bathers and a row of buildings lines the shore under an overcast sky. The footage shows natural film grain and color fading typical of Super 8 home movies from the era, offering authentic archival footage for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical projects.

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: 123775192

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: 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: Useful for 1960s San Francisco recreation, pier fishing, beach leisure, and coastal home-movie inserts in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The plaid shirt, fishing gear, crowded beach, shoreline buildings, and muted 8mm color may show everyday early-1960s coastal recreation.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes an unstaged angler leaning over his line while beachgoers move in the distance, giving the clip a casual visitor-shot perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man fishing from a pier, several fishing rods, ocean water, surf, a busy beach, distant buildings, and palm-like trees.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, faded color, slight exposure variation, and a handheld home-movie feel that supports period texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for urban beaches, leisure fishing, or San Francisco coastal life.
Historical context: The clip shows public shoreline recreation with fishing in the foreground and beach activity behind it, without enough detail to identify a specific beach or event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, audible music, or private property are apparent from the supplied frames.
Research search match: Searches such as 1963 San Francisco beach fishing, 8mm pier fishing home movie, 1960s California shoreline recreation, and vintage ocean pier rods may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1963 San Francisco coastal footage, then broader 1960s beach, fishing, pier, and public recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 San Francisco 8mm frame showing a man in a plaid shirt fishing from a pier above the ocean, with a crowded beach in the background. — A man fishes from a pier while beachgoers and shoreline buildings appear across the water.

1963 San Francisco home-movie frame of an angler leaning near multiple rods on a pier, with surf, beachgoers, and buildings beyond. — The angler bends toward his line as several rods stretch out over the water.

1963 San Francisco 8mm frame with the fisherman partly out of view, rods angled over the water, and a hazy beach and shoreline behind. — The fisherman drops partly out of frame while rods lead the eye toward the beach and surf.

1963 San Francisco frame emphasizing fishing rods over the ocean, with surf, beach activity, buildings, and trees along the shore. — Fishing rods point across the water toward the beach and shoreline buildings.

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