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San Francisco California-1963: Footage Of A Pier On The Water As Water Begins To Lap

  • Year1963
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1963 San Francisco California
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Footage Of A Pier On The Water As Water Begins To Lap — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures a serene coastal scene from San Francisco, California. The footage shows a long pier extending into calm blue water under a clear sky, with a small white building at its end. The view is framed by a dark border, characteristic of old film reels, and the image exhibits the distinct color grading and grain of 8mm home movie footage. Waves gently lap against a rocky shoreline in the foreground, creating a peaceful, nostalgic atmosphere.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Exterior
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
123776412

Rights & Clearance

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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
San Francisco, California, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • pier
  • water
  • lake
  • wave
  • nature
  • outdoors
  • calm
  • splash
  • bit
  • creating
  • small
  • SAN francisco california
  • 1963
  • 1963 home movie footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • San Francisco pier
  • coastal water scene
  • 1960s home movie
  • archival footage
  • vintage film
  • old film
  • retro footage
  • 8mm home movie
  • historic footage
  • California coastline
  • calm water
  • waves
  • rocky shore
  • film grain
  • vintage color
  • nostalgic footage
  • old film footage
  • 1960s Americana

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s San Francisco coastal atmosphere, shoreline cutaways, and documentary inserts needing visitor-shot waterfront home-movie texture.

Still Frames From This Clip

Long pier extending into blue water beside a rocky shoreline under a clear sky.

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