USA Virgin Islands-1964: A View Of 2 Small Boats And A Big Ship In The Ocean

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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A View Of 2 Small Boats And A Big Ship In The Ocean — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a serene ocean view from the USA Virgin Islands. A large passenger ship and two smaller sailboats float on calm, sun-drenched waters under a soft blue sky. The sunlight glints across the surface, creating a sparkling path of light. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, slight color fading, and natural lens imperfections, offering an authentic slice of mid-century maritime life. This archival clip evokes nostalgia and is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or historical storytelling.

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: 124003909

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1964 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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 requests needing a quiet Caribbean maritime cutaway with boats, open water, and a distant passenger ship.
Period detail: The visible period clues are limited to the 8mm home-movie look, distant vessel silhouettes, and metadata-supported 1964 USA Virgin Islands setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds a visitor's ocean view from shore or a nearby vessel, valuing atmosphere and travel memory over staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include calm blue water, bright sun glare, a large distant ship, two small sailboats, low horizon clouds, film gate edges, and dust marks.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, exposure bloom on the water, slight frame weave, and lens or film specks that mark it as physical home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an establishing insert, reflective transition, maritime cutaway, or quiet memory beat within travel or island sequences.
Historical context: The footage records a mid-century leisure or travel perspective on coastal waters, without enough visual detail to identify the ship, boats, or exact harbor.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but ship identity, location specificity, copyright, and any broader use rights should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1964 8mm USA Virgin Islands ocean view, distant passenger ship, small sailboats, sunlit Caribbean water, and vintage travel home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other 1964 USA Virgin Islands footage, then with related ocean, harbor, passenger ship, sailboat, and island travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 USA Virgin Islands 8mm frame showing calm water, sun reflection, two small boats, and a distant large ship on the horizon. — Small boats and a distant ship sit on sunlit water beneath a low cloud band.

1964 USA Virgin Islands home-movie frame with a distant passenger ship, two sailboats, and sparkling glare across blue water. — Sunlight creates a bright path across the water near a distant ship and sailboats.

1964 USA Virgin Islands 8mm frame showing a large ship between small sailboats, with bright water glare and soft film color. — A large vessel rests near the horizon between smaller boats on calm sea.

1964 USA Virgin Islands frame with two sailboats, a distant large ship, sunlit water, and visible 8mm film texture. — The final frame holds on sailboats, a distant ship, and glittering sunlight on the sea.

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