San Diego California-1963: People Relax On The Deck Of A Cruise Liner Taking

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

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People Relax On The Deck Of A Cruise Liner Taking — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures passengers relaxing on the sun-drenched deck of a cruise liner. Men and women in period summer attire lounge on wooden deck chairs, soaking up the sun against a backdrop of calm blue ocean and sky. A few individuals stand near the railings, gazing out at the water, while others chat or read. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural film imperfections, offering an authentic slice of mid-century leisure travel. This archival clip evokes nostalgia for 1960s vacations and is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed projects.

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: 123809925

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 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm cruise-deck leisure footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences about mid-century travel and vacation culture.
Period detail: Visible wooden deck chairs, summer clothing, sunglasses, and open liner railings support a 1960s cruise-vacation reading consistent with the supplied 1963 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes passengers sunbathing, sitting, and leaning at the rail in an unstaged home-movie view of shipboard downtime.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include deck chairs, reclining passengers, ocean horizon, ship railings, a covered lifeboat or deck structure, sunglasses, and bright sunlit deck space.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight fading, gate marks, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, travel transition, leisure cutaway, or memory beat within a 1960s vacation or ocean-liner sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents social leisure aboard a cruise liner, showing adults relaxing outdoors against the open sea without identifying the vessel or route.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from appearance rights.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s cruise deck home movie, 8mm ocean liner passengers, vintage shipboard vacation, and San Diego 1963 travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with San Diego 1963 travel material, then with broader 1960s cruise, ocean, and vacation leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 8mm San Diego cruise-liner footage showing adults relaxing on sunlit deck chairs near the open ocean. — Passengers sunbathe and sit on the cruise liner deck as the ocean horizon fills the background.

1963 cruise-deck view with seated and reclining passengers, two adults at the rail, and blue ocean beyond. — A quiet deck scene shows passengers resting while others look out over the water.

1963 8mm cruise-liner deck frame with a seated woman, standing adults at the rail, deck chairs, and ocean background. — Passengers occupy the sunlit deck around railings and a covered structure near the ship edge.

1963 cruise-liner deck footage showing a standing man near the rail, empty and occupied chairs, and the ocean beyond. — The final frame centers on the ship rail, deck chairs, and a passenger standing beside the sea view.

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