San Diego California-1962: Silhouetted Fishermen on Boat at Sunset

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

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Silhouetted Fishermen on Boat at Sunset — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a fishing boat at sea during a golden sunset. Silhouetted figures work aboard the vessel, their forms outlined against the warm glow of the setting sun over the ocean. The grainy, high-contrast footage shows the crew engaged in fishing activities, with rods and equipment visible. The scene evokes a sense of quiet labor and maritime life, with the sun casting a brilliant orange path across the water. This authentic Super 8 clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century coastal fishing culture.

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: 123807916

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 documentary requests needing authentic 8mm maritime labor, recreational fishing, or coastal sunset atmosphere from San Diego-area home-movie footage.
Period detail: The boat deck, fishing rods, silhouetted clothing, and 8mm color exposure support a mid-century home-movie setting, with the 1962 San Diego date supplied by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes people moving and working casually on deck, giving the clip an unstaged record of boat activity rather than a posed travel view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include silhouetted adults, fishing rods, deck railings, a cabin or hull section, ocean water, low sun, distant boats, and warm sky.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, strong backlit contrast, soft focus, handheld framing, and sunset flare that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat for coastal fishing, maritime work, evening at sea, or 1960s California sequences.
Historical context: The footage places people aboard a fishing vessel at sunset, offering visual context for mid-century coastal leisure or small-boat activity without proving a specific event.
Research note: People appear mostly in silhouette and markings on the vessel may be visible, so likeness, logo, and vessel identification should be reviewed separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Researcher search phrases include 1962 San Diego 8mm fishing boat sunset, silhouetted fishermen at sea, vintage California ocean home movie, and 1960s maritime footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1962 San Diego coastal material, then broader 1960s fishing, boat deck, ocean sunset, and maritime labor clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 San Diego-area 8mm frame showing silhouetted figures on a fishing boat deck beside a cabin, with sunset over the ocean. — Silhouetted figures stand and work on a boat deck as the sun sets over the water.

Backlit 1962 San Diego 8mm view of people on a fishing boat, with rods and deck shapes silhouetted against the ocean sunset. — People and fishing gear appear in silhouette against a bright sunset horizon.

1962 San Diego-area home-movie frame with two dark figures near rods and deck equipment, filmed into the sunset over open water. — Two figures stand near fishing gear while the low sun reflects on the water.

Backlit 8mm frame from 1962 showing people on a San Diego fishing boat deck, with rods, railing, and sunset glare across the ocean. — The boat deck falls into silhouette as figures stand beside rods and railings at sunset.

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