San Diego California-1962: Man Wearing Hat Stands On Dock Watching Boats At Sunset

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

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Man Wearing Hat Stands On Dock Watching Boats At Sunset — Clip Details

A man in a dark cap stands on a dock at sunset, gazing out over calm waters as fishing boats drift in the distance. Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a quiet moment in San Diego, California, with warm golden light blending into a deep blue sky. The grainy texture and soft focus evoke a nostalgic, intimate feel, while a large anchor appears in the foreground in the final frame. This archival footage offers a peaceful glimpse into mid-century coastal life.

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: 123808026

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: 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 archive requests needing home-movie dock, harbor, boating, or quiet sunset atmosphere for documentary or editorial use.
Period detail: The dark cap, small fishing boats, dockside viewpoint, and 8mm color stock may show early-1960s recreational or harbor life in San Diego.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie quality, observing a man quietly watching boats from a dock rather than performing for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a dark cap, calm water, distant boats, a low sunset horizon, dock or pier edges, and a large anchor in the final frame.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, warm sunset exposure, dark frame edges, and slight handheld framing that support its physical-film archive character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet cutaway, coastal transition, harbor insert, or reflective memory beat between more active travel or waterfront scenes.
Historical context: The scene offers a small-scale view of mid-century waterfront leisure or observation in San Diego without identifying a specific harbor, vessel, or event.
Research note: A visible adult face or profile may require likeness review, while no logos, children, audible music, or clear private property are apparent from the provided frames.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1962 San Diego 8mm harbor footage, man on dock watching boats, California waterfront home movie, or sunset fishing boats.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then San Diego or 1962 California waterfront material, then broader harbor, boating, dock, and sunset home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 San Diego home-movie frame showing a man in a dark cap looking toward calm harbor water and distant boats at sunset. — Man on a dock facing boats across calm water near sunset.

Capped man seen in profile beside the harbor water.

1962 San Diego home-movie view of a capped man near the waterfront, with a small boat and shoreline visible behind him. — Man turns along the dock with a boat in the background.

1962 San Diego waterfront frame with a large anchor in silhouette, calm water, and a low sunset horizon behind it. — Anchor silhouette in the foreground beside calm sunset water.

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