San Francisco California-1963: Coast Guard Boat Sailing Near Lighthouse

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

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Coast Guard Boat Sailing Near Lighthouse — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures a United States Coast Guard boat patrolling near a lighthouse in San Francisco. The white Coast Guard vessel, marked with official insignia, navigates the deep blue ocean as crew members in white uniforms stand aboard. The lighthouse stands at the end of a concrete pier under a hazy purple sky, with the film's characteristic grain and color fading typical of Super 8 footage. The sequence shows the boat moving steadily, suggesting a routine patrol or inspection. This archival clip offers authentic 1960s maritime life footage, perfect for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or editorial 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: 123776497

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 maritime home-movie footage for documentary or editorial sequences needing a Coast Guard boat near a lighthouse and open water.
Period detail: The white uniforms, small patrol-style vessel, concrete pier, and 8mm color stock support a 1963 coastal setting, with exact lighthouse identification requiring research.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint from shore, observing the boat and crew without staging or direct interaction.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a lighthouse, concrete pier, Coast Guard-marked boat, uniformed crew, open ocean, hazy sky, railings, and film gate edges.
Film character: The footage shows soft 8mm grain, purple-blue color shift, modest exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a maritime cutaway, location insert, patrol beat, or transition into a 1960s San Francisco waterfront sequence.
Historical context: The scene visually documents coastal service activity and public waterfront observation in early-1960s San Francisco without confirming a specific incident or mission.
Research note: People, Coast Guard markings, and a government vessel are visible, so copyright, trademark or insignia use, and likeness questions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1963 San Francisco Coast Guard boat, 8mm lighthouse pier footage, 1960s maritime patrol home movie, and California ocean vessel archive.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1963 San Francisco waterfront footage, then broader 1960s Coast Guard, lighthouse, ocean, and transportation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 San Francisco 8mm frame showing a small Coast Guard boat beside a lighthouse on a concrete pier under hazy sky. — A Coast Guard boat passes near a pier-end lighthouse on the San Francisco waterfront.

1963 San Francisco frame of a white Coast Guard-marked boat carrying uniformed crew across blue ocean water. — Uniformed crew stand aboard a small Coast Guard boat on open water.

A white Coast Guard vessel with several uniformed crew members appears broadside on the water in 1963 San Francisco footage. — The Coast Guard boat is seen from the side as crew gather on deck.

The small Coast Guard-marked boat moves farther across the ocean, with crew still visible on deck in a 1963 San Francisco home movie frame. — The patrol boat recedes across the water with crew visible on deck.

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