San Diego California-1962: Coastal Town With Dome Structure And Boats At Sunset

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

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Coastal Town With Dome Structure And Boats At Sunset — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a coastal view of San Diego, California. The footage shows a hillside town with houses clustered along the shore, a prominent dome-shaped structure on the hilltop, and a rocky waterfront. A yellow vehicle is visible near the water's edge. The final frames transition to a serene sunset over the sea, with silhouetted boats floating on calm waters. The grainy, warm-toned aesthetic and film borders evoke a nostalgic, archival feel.

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: 123807964

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 1960s coastal California requests needing brief home-movie views of San Diego waterfront scenery, hillside housing, and small boats at dusk.
Period detail: The clip may show early-1960s shoreline development, utility poles, low hillside buildings, small boats, and a distant dome-like structure seen from across the water.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot perspective, lingering on a coastal town view before shifting to a quiet sunset and anchored boats.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include hillside homes, a dome-like structure, utility poles, rocky shoreline, calm water, a yellow vehicle, sunset sky, and silhouetted boats.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows warm color, visible grain, soft focus, slight exposure shifts, and dark film borders that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, coastal transition, San Diego memory beat, or reflective cutaway from daytime shore to sunset water.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for mid-century leisure travel and coastal observation without confirming the identity of the dome-like structure or specific waterfront site.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, location, and any identifiable property questions should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 8mm San Diego coastline, vintage California waterfront, dome on hillside, rocky shore, sunset boats, and home-movie sea views.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel California travel shots, then San Diego or 1962 coastal footage, then broader vintage waterfront and sunset boat material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 San Diego coastal view with hillside buildings, utility poles, rocky waterfront, and a distant dome-like structure. — Hillside shoreline view with clustered buildings and a dome-like structure above the water.

1962 San Diego shoreline view showing hillside homes, a distant dome-like structure, rocky waterfront, and a yellow vehicle. — Coastal hillside and rocky waterfront with a yellow vehicle near the shore.

1962 San Diego coastal sunset with calm water, low horizon, and several small silhouetted boats. — Small boats float in silhouette on calm water at sunset.

1962 San Diego waterfront sunset with several anchored boats silhouetted against calm sea and distant horizon. — Anchored boats sit in silhouette beneath a fading coastal sunset.

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