US Virgin Islands-1964: Men on Boat Passing Coastal Town

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Men on Boat Passing Coastal Town — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a group of men aboard a boat in the USA Virgin Islands. The men, dressed in casual 1960s attire including collared shirts and patterned shirts, look out over the water as the coastline with buildings and hills passes by. The footage shows a serene tropical journey with a distant cargo ship visible on the horizon, all framed by the dark edges of the film gate. The color palette features faded blues and purples, characteristic of aged Super 8 film, with natural film grain and slight motion blur. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century travel and leisure in the Caribbean.

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: 124003961

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

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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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Caribbean travel, boat-passenger, and coastal transit sequences in documentary, museum, educational, or editorial productions.
Period detail: The men's collared shirts, patterned casual wear, 8mm color palette, and visitor boat perspective support a mid-1960s home-movie travel setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged passenger viewpoint as men sit aboard a moving boat and look toward the water, shore, and passing horizon.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include men on a boat, rigging or rails, open blue water, a coastal town, low hills, clouds, and a distant cargo ship.
Film character: The footage has a handheld 8mm look with soft focus, visible grain, faded blue-purple color, gate edges, and slight motion softness.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a travel insert, Caribbean transition, coastal cutaway, or memory beat within a mid-century vacation sequence.
Historical context: The frames show leisure travel by boat near a developed shoreline, with people and vessels sharing the coastal waterscape.
Research note: People's faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright status is separate from privacy or publicity rights.
Research search match: Searches this clip may match include 1964 8mm Virgin Islands boat trip, men on boat Caribbean coast, and vintage home movie cargo ship offshore.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1964 USA Virgin Islands coastal footage, then with broader vintage boat travel or Caribbean tourism material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 USA Virgin Islands home-movie frame showing men aboard a boat as a coastal town and hills pass in the background. — Men ride on a boat near a developed coastline with hills beyond.

A boat passenger's view across water toward a distant ship and low island silhouettes in the USA Virgin Islands setting. — A distant ship crosses the horizon beyond open water and low hills.

Vintage 8mm view of open water, a distant cargo ship, and low island hills during a 1964 USA Virgin Islands boat trip. — The camera looks over rippled water toward a ship near low island hills.

1964 USA Virgin Islands 8mm frame with a cargo ship offshore, low island hills, and dark film-gate borders. — A cargo ship sits offshore against low hills and a cloudy sky.

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