San Diego California-1962: Man With Straw Hat Steering Boat Then Coast Guard Ship At Sea

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

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Man With Straw Hat Steering Boat Then Coast Guard Ship... — Clip Details

A man in a straw hat and checkered shirt steers a boat from the deck, his hands on the wheel under a bright blue sky. The footage, shot on 8mm film in 1962, captures the sun-drenched deck of a vessel with red accents and a visible smokestack. The scene transitions to a distant view of a Coast Guard ship navigating calm blue waters, showcasing vintage maritime life. The grainy, color-bleached quality and film borders evoke a nostalgic, archival feel, perfect for historical or editorial projects.

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: 123808165

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: Supports 1960s maritime, leisure boating, or Coast Guard-at-sea requests needing brief color 8mm home-movie inserts from San Diego.
Period detail: The straw hat, small deck wheel, red-painted boat trim, smokestack, and distant service vessel may show early-1960s recreational or harbor activity.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from close aboard as a man steers, then cuts to a distant vessel at sea, giving the clip a candid passenger-shot perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a seated man at a wheel, straw hat, checkered shirt, red boat trim, gray deck structures, smokestack, blue sky, and a distant Coast Guard vessel.
Film character: The 8mm scan has saturated blue water and sky, soft focus, gate edges, handheld framing, and light grain that signal physical home-movie film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a maritime insert, travel-memory beat, harbor-life cutaway, or transition from onboard activity to a ship at sea.
Historical context: The clip visually situates private boating and a Coast Guard presence within a sunny coastal setting, without confirming a specific mission or event.
Research note: A person is visible from behind and a Coast Guard vessel appears, so likeness, vessel identification, and editorial context should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1962 San Diego 8mm boat steering, vintage Coast Guard ship at sea, home movie maritime California, and straw hat man at boat wheel.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 San Diego waterfront material, then broader vintage boating or Coast Guard-at-sea footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 San Diego 8mm frame showing a man in a straw hat steering from a boat deck under a blue sky. — A seated man steers a boat from the deck, with red trim and a smokestack nearby.

1962 San Diego home-movie frame of a man at a deck wheel, framed by dark film edges and bright red boat trim. — The man remains seated at the wheel as the deck and red-painted structure fill the frame.

1962 San Diego 8mm frame with a closer rear view of a man in a straw hat handling the boat wheel. — A closer angle shows the man leaning toward the wheel on the sunlit vessel deck.

1962 San Diego 8mm frame showing a distant Coast Guard vessel on open blue water, softened by handheld focus. — A distant Coast Guard vessel appears on the water beneath a pale blue sky.

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