San Francisco California-1963: Men Enjoying A Trip On A Ship In Good Weather In

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

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Men Enjoying A Trip On A Ship In Good Weather In — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures a leisurely boat trip from the deck of a small vessel. A man in a light-colored shirt relaxes with his hands behind his head, enjoying the open sea under a bright sky. Other passengers, including two men in white shirts, watch a larger ship pass by in the distance. The footage shows the classic look of Super 8 film with soft colors and natural grain, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century maritime travel and seaside recreation.

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: 123775318

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 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 maritime travel, leisure boating, passenger-deck cutaways, and documentary scenes needing authentic home-movie footage of men watching ships at sea.
Period detail: The light shirts, simple deck railings, exposed mast hardware, and soft 8mm color may show early-1960s recreational boat travel rather than a staged commercial scene.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged passenger behavior, with men leaning on rails, reclining, and watching a larger vessel pass across open water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include men in light shirts, boat railings, a small vessel deck, mast and pole hardware, open bay water, cloudy sky, and a larger ship in the distance.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, muted color, gate edges, mild exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, travel memory beat, or maritime cutaway within a mid-century California or vacation sequence.
Historical context: The footage records casual sightseeing or travel on the water, showing passengers oriented toward a passing ship rather than a formal public event.
Research note: People are visible and some faces appear in profile or from behind, so likeness review may be needed in addition to separate copyright and location checks.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1963 San Francisco home movie boat trip, 8mm men on ship deck, 1960s bay travel footage, and vintage passengers watching ocean liner.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1963 San Francisco waterfront footage, then broader 1960s California boating, ferry, ocean, or vacation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 San Francisco home-movie frame showing men on a small boat deck watching a larger ship offshore. — Passengers on a boat deck face the water as a larger ship passes in the distance.

Men in light shirts watch a larger vessel from the deck of a small boat in 1963 San Francisco footage. — A seated man and standing passenger look out from a small vessel toward a ship offshore.

Home-movie view from a boat deck with two men in the foreground and a larger ship beyond the railing. — Two passengers are seen from behind as the boat faces a larger vessel on the water.

1963 San Francisco boat-trip frame with men on deck, mast hardware, bay water, and a larger ship offshore. — Men on the deck of a small vessel watch a ship pass across the bay.

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