San Diego California-1962: Man Runs Down Dock Past Boats At Marinas

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

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Man Runs Down Dock Past Boats At Marinas — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a man in a white t-shirt and dark shorts running along a wooden pier at a sun-drenched marina. The bright blue sky contrasts with the calm water filled with classic wooden boats and sailboats, their masts reaching upward. The footage, framed by a dark vignette, shows a bustling waterfront scene with other people strolling on the dock. The warm, slightly faded colors and film grain evoke a nostalgic 1960s Americana feel, perfect for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123807576

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s San Diego waterfront, boating, marina, leisure, or home-movie requests needing a brief dockside action moment.
Period detail: The wooden powerboats, sailboat masts, casual summer clothing, and 8mm color stock support an early-1960s marina setting.
Home-movie behavior: A home-movie camera follows an unstaged moment as a man runs down the dock while other visitors walk nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a dock, moored wooden boats, sailboat masts, calm harbor water, a round dock sign, blue railing, and people on the pier.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, saturated blue sky, slight softness, gate shadowing, and handheld framing typical of amateur color film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transitional waterfront insert, or memory beat within a marina or California travel sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows recreational boating and pedestrian activity at a Southern California marina without identifying a specific landmark.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed even though no readable brands or private interiors are apparent.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1962 San Diego marina home movie, 8mm dock scene, man running past boats, or vintage California harbor footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other 1962 San Diego waterfront material, then broader vintage boating and marina scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1962 San Diego home-movie footage, a man runs down a dock past wooden boats and sailboat masts at a marina. — A runner moves along the dock as boats fill the marina behind him.

The man continues running along the San Diego marina dock, passing rows of boats under a bright blue sky. — The runner advances down the pier with masts and cabin boats surrounding the dock.

A man in light clothing is low on the dock near moored boats, with a crowded marina and masts in the background. — The action shifts near the dock edge as classic boats remain tightly moored around the pier.

The closing frame shows the San Diego marina dock crowded with boats and masts, with a person partly visible at the edge. — Boats and tall masts dominate the harbor view as the dockside movement leaves the frame.

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