San Diego California-1963: People Happily Relaxing On The Deck Of A Large Boat

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

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People Happily Relaxing On The Deck Of A Large Boat — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures passengers relaxing on the deck of a large ocean liner. A man in a white shirt and sunglasses reclines in a lounge chair, enjoying the sun and sea view. Other passengers are seen at a table, laughing and playing a game. The footage shows the ship's deck with wooden railings, lifeboats, and the open ocean under a clear sky. The warm, slightly faded colors and film grain evoke a nostalgic 1960s travel memory.

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: 123809936

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s editorial or documentary sequences about leisure travel, ocean liner decks, and casual vacation life at sea.
Period detail: The deck chairs, lifeboat housing, railings, table setting, sunglasses, and casual clothing support a mid-1960s passenger-ship travel setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged vacation behavior, with passengers reclining in the sun and gathering at a deck table while the camera observes nearby activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include passengers, deck chairs, a ship railing, lifeboat housing, ocean wake, a mast or deck post, tableware, and a small game or tabletop activity.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, warm faded color, visible grain, light exposure fluctuation, and slight handheld framing typical of home-movie travel footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, travel insert, or memory beat between scenes about ocean voyages, vacations, or 1960s leisure culture.
Historical context: The footage shows middle-class leisure aboard a large boat, emphasizing relaxed social time on deck rather than formal ship operations or destination views.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status is separate from personal clearance.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1963 San Diego home movie boat deck, 1960s ocean liner passengers, 8mm vacation at sea, and vintage shipboard leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1963 San Diego travel clips, then broader 1960s ocean voyage and vacation leisure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 home-movie frame of a passenger relaxing in a deck chair on a large boat off San Diego, with ocean wake and ship fittings visible. — A passenger reclines in the sun on the deck as the ocean passes behind the railing.

1963 San Diego boat-deck scene with a seated passenger in sunglasses, lifeboat housing, railings, and blue ocean in the background. — The camera holds on the passenger deck, with the sea and ship hardware framing the relaxed scene.

Home-movie view of a ship deck in 1963, showing a reclining passenger low in frame beneath the railing with ocean and deck equipment beyond. — A low-framed deck view shows a reclining passenger against the passing ocean.

1963 shipboard home-movie frame showing adults gathered at a deck table, with a man smiling toward the camera and tableware in front of him. — Passengers gather around a deck table, with one man smiling back toward the camera.

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