US Virgin Islands-1964: Ocean Waters with Distant Passenger Ship and Islands

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Ocean Waters with Distant Passenger Ship and Islands — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures serene ocean views from a moving vessel in the USA Virgin Islands. The footage shows calm blue waters under a partly cloudy sky, with distant mountainous islands on the horizon. A large ship, likely a passenger liner, appears in one frame, emphasizing mid-century maritime travel. The classic Super 8 color palette and film grain give the clip a nostalgic, authentic feel, perfect for historical documentaries, travel retrospectives, or vintage-themed content.

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: 124003985

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm ocean and island-view footage for documentary, travel-history, maritime, or archival transition needs.
Period detail: The frames may show mid-century sea travel through the United States Virgin Islands, with distant mountainous islands and a large passenger-style ship visible from the water.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a visitor-shot viewpoint from a moving vessel, lingering on horizon, sea, sky, and passing ship rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blue ocean, low island silhouettes, partly cloudy sky, distant small craft, a large ship, film frame borders, and handheld framing.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, blue-shifted color, visible grain, gate edges, and slight exposure variation typical of home-movie travel footage.
Edit role: Editors can use this as a maritime insert, geographic transition, travel-memory beat, or establishing cutaway before or after island arrival footage.
Historical context: The footage gives visual context for leisure sea travel and island approaches in the 1960s without identifying a specific harbor, route, or vessel.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but ship identification, location specificity, and copyright status should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s 8mm Virgin Islands ocean view, home movie sea horizon, island approach by boat, and vintage maritime travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel travel shots, then other 1964 United States Virgin Islands footage, then broader 1960s ocean and passenger-ship material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 8mm United States Virgin Islands footage showing open water, distant island hills, clouds, and a small vessel near the horizon. — Open sea with distant island landscape and small vessel on the horizon.

1964 8mm United States Virgin Islands sea view with rippled water, low island silhouettes, cloud cover, and visible film gate borders. — Ocean horizon with low island silhouettes beneath a cloudy sky.

1964 8mm United States Virgin Islands footage showing a wide sea surface, distant mountainous island forms, and scattered clouds. — Wide sea view looking toward distant island mountains.

1964 8mm United States Virgin Islands maritime footage with a large passenger-style ship crossing the frame over rippled water. — Large ship seen across the water from a moving vessel.

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