San Diego California-1962: Woman Watching Fishing Boat at Dock

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

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Woman Watching Fishing Boat at Dock — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched harbor scene in San Diego, California. Viewed through a dark frame, likely from a boat or pier, the clip shows a white fishing boat moving alongside a wooden dock. In the foreground, a woman with white hair and a patterned dress sits, observing the water. The footage features classic 1960s film grain, warm color tones, and a nostalgic, candid feel, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century maritime life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123807345

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 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 documentary or educational requests needing 1960s San Diego harbor home-movie footage with small boats, dockside movement, and a bystander watching the waterfront.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century harbor infrastructure, wooden dock railings, small working boats, and 8mm color home-movie framing consistent with the supplied 1962 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the casual observer perspective, with the camera looking past a seated woman and pier supports as a fishing boat moves through the harbor.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white fishing boat, a darker moored vessel, wooden docks, pier posts, harbor water, distant shoreline structures, and a seated white-haired woman in a patterned dress.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, slight handheld framing, high-contrast shadows from the pier, and warm faded color that reads as physical home-movie stock.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a harbor insert, travel transition, maritime cutaway, or quiet memory beat within a 1960s coastal sequence.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for everyday waterfront observation and small-boat activity in San Diego without making claims about a specific harbor operation or event.
Research note: A person is visible from behind or in profile, so likeness review may be needed, while no readable logos, audible music, or clearly identifiable private property are apparent from the provided frames.
Research search match: Likely researcher matches include 1962 San Diego harbor 8mm footage, vintage fishing boat dock scene, 1960s California waterfront home movie, and woman watching boats at pier.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other San Diego 1962 harbor footage, then broader 1960s California waterfront and small-boat material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the 1962 San Diego harbor scene, a white-haired woman sits in shadow near wooden railings while boats and dock structures fill the waterfront beyond. — Woman seated by the harbor as boats sit near the dock.

A white fishing boat passes through the San Diego harbor frame in 1962, partly obscured by dark pier posts with dock edges and another vessel nearby. — Fishing boat passing between dock posts.

The harbor view shows a white fishing boat near a darker vessel and wooden dock structures, framed by vertical pier supports in the 1962 San Diego footage. — Boats near the dock in shaded harbor framing.

A white fishing boat remains visible near a darker vessel and dock structures, with San Diego harbor water and vertical pier posts dominating the 1962 home-movie frame. — Dock-framed view of boats on the harbor.

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