San Diego California-1963: Large Vintage Naval Ship Docked In Port With Black

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1963 San Diego California

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Large Vintage Naval Ship Docked In Port With Black — Clip Details

A large vintage naval ship is docked at a port in San Diego, California, in 1963. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the vessel's imposing bow and white superstructure against calm water, with a modern building visible in the background. The image exhibits a distinct purple color cast and film grain, characteristic of home movie footage from the era. The ship remains stationary, tied to the dock, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century maritime activity.

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: 123809831

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 1112 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: knotts berry farm,zoo,san diego,mary,park,phillip
Reel-level year note: 1963
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1963 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: 1960s San Diego harbor footage for productions needing a brief archival view of a large docked naval vessel from a visitor or home-movie perspective.
Period detail: The ship's painted hull, white superstructure, dock lines, and mid-century color 8mm look support the supplied 1963 San Diego setting without identifying the vessel.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds close to the bow from dockside or waterside, giving the clip the observational feel of a traveler filming maritime activity rather than staged coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark ship hull, white bow and deck structures, mooring lines, calm harbor water, dock edge, and a large building across the water.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, a strong purple-blue color cast, mild exposure variation, and slight frame instability that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a maritime establishing insert, harbor transition, military-port cutaway, or quiet memory beat within a 1960s travel or naval sequence.
Historical context: The frames show a large vessel stationary in port, reflecting everyday waterfront observation in a city identified by the supplied metadata as San Diego in 1963.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable names are visible, but vessel identity, underlying film copyright, and any location or property permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1963 San Diego harbor, 8mm naval ship docked, vintage port footage, large ship bow, and home movie maritime California.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other 1963 San Diego harbor clips, then broader 1960s naval, port, and maritime travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 San Diego home-movie frame showing the bow of a large docked ship, mooring lines, water reflections, and a waterfront building. — Large docked ship viewed close to the bow in San Diego harbor.

1963 San Diego harbor frame with a large stationary ship, white superstructure, dark hull, mooring line, and distant waterfront building. — Stationary ship tied at the harbor with calm water in front.

1963 San Diego 8mm frame showing a docked naval-looking vessel from close range, with purple color cast, harbor water, and background architecture. — Close dockside view of the ship's bow and reflected hull.

1963 San Diego harbor frame with the docked ship's bow dominating the view, calm water below, and a long waterfront building beyond. — Docked ship fills the frame as harbor water ripples below.

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