San Francisco California-1963: Speed Boat In The Water

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

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Speed Boat In The Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures a white speedboat cutting through deep blue water off the coast of San Francisco. The boat, flying an American flag, moves at high speed, creating a prominent wake as it navigates the choppy sea. In the distance, a hazy shoreline with industrial structures is visible under a purple-tinged sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics: soft focus, color shifts, and grain, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century maritime activity.

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: 123776532

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: Useful for 1960s San Francisco-area maritime requests needing home-movie views of a small motorboat or speedboat on open water.
Period detail: The white cabin speedboat, small American flag, soft 8mm color, and hazy shoreline may show mid-century recreational or working waterfront activity.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational home-movie feel, with the camera tracking the boat from shore or another vessel as it crosses choppy water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white speedboat, dark blue water, foamy wake, American flag, distant haze, shoreline shapes, and film-frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, blue-purple color shift, grain, gate edges, and slight exposure variation give the footage recognizable 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a maritime cutaway, San Francisco travel insert, waterfront transition, or brief memory beat for 1960s coastal motion.
Historical context: The footage shows a small boat moving through open water near a hazy urban shoreline, suggesting everyday bay or coastal activity without identifying a specific event.
Research note: People and possible markings on the boat should be reviewed for likeness or brand issues, while copyright and location clearance remain separate checks.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1960s 8mm San Francisco boat footage, vintage speedboat on water, home movie bay shoreline, and mid-century maritime cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1963 San Francisco waterfront clips, then broader vintage boating or coastal transportation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soft 8mm frame of a white speedboat on open water near San Francisco, with heavy blur and visible film-frame edges. — A white motorboat crosses dark water in a soft, blue-toned 8mm frame.

White speedboat with a small American flag travels across choppy water in 1963 San Francisco-area home-movie footage. — The boat moves across the water with a small flag visible at the stern.

A white speedboat throws a foamy wake on deep blue water, with a hazy shoreline behind it in San Francisco-area footage. — Spray and wake trail behind the boat as it passes through choppy water.

Open blue water fills the frame with small white wakes in the distance and dark 8mm film borders at the sides. — The final frame holds mostly open water after the boat has moved out of view.

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