San Francisco California-1963: Passenger Ferry Approaches Dock

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

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Passenger Ferry Approaches Dock — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures a passenger ferry approaching a dock in San Francisco, California. From the perspective of another boat, viewers see passengers in period attire—men in collared shirts and caps—watching the larger vessel. The ferry, painted in red, white, and blue with a yellow pilothouse, moves through calm water under an overcast sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, offering authentic archival footage for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical storytelling.

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: 123775439

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 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 8mm ferry footage for edits needing visitor-shot waterfront transportation, passenger travel, or bay excursion atmosphere.
Period detail: Period clues include collared shirts, sunglasses, a flat cap, painted ferry trim, and the soft color palette typical of early 1960s amateur film.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from another boat as nearby passengers look outward and casually turn toward the lens during the ferry approach.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a passenger ferry, open water, dock pilings, seated passengers, a mast or cable structure, railings, and an overcast sky.
Film character: The footage has handheld 8mm texture, mild gate edges, soft focus, visible grain, and slightly muted color that reads as original home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a waterfront insert, travel transition, bay transport cutaway, or brief memory beat within a San Francisco sequence.
Historical context: The clip shows leisure or transit activity on San Francisco waters without confirming the ferry route, operator, or exact dock from the frames alone.
Research note: People and possible vessel signage are visible, so likeness and trademark review may be needed separate from footage copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1963 San Francisco ferry 8mm, vintage bay passenger boat, home movie waterfront travel, and 1960s boat ride footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1963 San Francisco waterfront clips, then broader vintage ferry or boat-travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 San Francisco home-movie frame showing a red, white, and blue passenger ferry nearing a dock as boat passengers sit in the foreground. — Passengers on one boat watch a larger ferry approach the waterfront.

The ferry appears closer to the dock, with foreground passengers facing the water from another boat in San Francisco. — A ferry passes near dock pilings as passengers look on from the camera boat.

A boat passenger in sunglasses looks back toward the camera while the 1963 San Francisco ferry nears the dock behind him. — A foreground passenger glances back as the ferry draws alongside the dock.

The ferry is close to the dock, with seated boat passengers in the foreground and water between the two vessels. — The larger ferry passes close to the camera boat near the waterfront dock.

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