San Diego California-1962: A Dozen Fishermen Board the San Pedro Special at the Marina

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

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A Dozen Fishermen Board the San Pedro Special at the Marina — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a bustling day at a San Diego marina. A crowded fishing boat, the 'San Pedro Special,' is docked at a pier, filled with men in casual 1960s attire—plaid shirts, hats, and jackets—preparing for a charter trip. In the background, Mobil Oil Company storage tanks line the waterfront under a bright, sunny sky. The footage, viewed through a darkened frame, shows natural film grain and slight motion blur, evoking authentic mid-century Americana and maritime recreation.

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: 123807308

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 1236 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: disneyland
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1962 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 Diego, 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 Diego harbor recreation requests needing a brief home-movie view of fishermen boarding a charter boat at a marina.
Period detail: The men's casual shirts, hats, small charter vessel, and visible Mobil Oil waterfront tanks support the 1962 San Diego setting in the supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes an unstaged boarding moment as adults gather on the dock and boat, suggesting a casual charter trip rather than a formal event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the San Pedro Special, a dock railing, gathered fishermen, mooring posts, harbor water, another boat, and Mobil Oil tanks.
Film character: The 8mm scan has dense frame edges, soft focus, color fade, handheld framing, and visible grain that preserve the home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, harbor cutaway, recreation transition, or memory beat for mid-century fishing and waterfront life.
Historical context: The clip shows leisure fishing activity near an industrial waterfront, with recreational boating and oil storage sharing the same harbor view.
Research note: People and faces are visible and Mobil branding appears, so copyright review is separate from likeness and trademark or location-use considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 San Diego fishing boat footage, 8mm marina home movie, San Pedro Special charter, and Mobil waterfront tanks.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 San Diego harbor clips, then broader fishing, marina, and recreational boating footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 San Diego harbor view of the San Pedro Special at a dock, with adults gathered near the boat and Mobil Oil tanks in the background. — The San Pedro Special sits at the pier as fishermen gather near the boarding area.

Adults board or stand near the San Pedro Special in 1962 San Diego, with dock structures, water, and Mobil Oil tanks visible behind the boat. — Fishermen cluster around the stern area while the charter boat remains tied to the dock.

The home-movie frame shows men gathered at a docked San Diego charter boat, with harbor water and Mobil Oil storage tanks across the channel. — A dockside crowd surrounds the boat as the harbor and industrial tanks fill the background.

Final frame of the 1962 San Diego marina scene, showing the San Pedro Special, fishermen on the dock and boat, and Mobil Oil tanks beyond the water. — The San Pedro Special remains docked as the group prepares around the stern and boarding area.

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