Williamsburg Virginia USA-1964: Ships In The Harbor

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationWilliamsburg, Virginia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 Williamsburg Virginia

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Ships In The Harbor — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures the Susan Constant, a replica of the historic 17th-century ship, docked at a harbor in Williamsburg, Virginia. The footage shows the tall ship moored at a wooden pier with its masts and rigging clearly visible, reflecting in the calm water. A historical sign provides context about the ship's role in the founding of Jamestown. The scene is bathed in the warm, slightly faded colors characteristic of Super 8 film, evoking a strong sense of Americana and historical nostalgia.

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: 124034673

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: Yes
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: Williamsburg, Virginia, 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 travel footage of a historic ship replica at a Virginia harbor for documentary inserts on family tourism, Jamestown memory, or maritime heritage.
Period detail: The clip shows mid-century color home-movie stock, a waterfront pier, tall-ship rigging, and a sign identifying the Susan Constant in a visitor setting.
Home-movie behavior: The framing has a visitor-shot quality, moving from the moored ship across the water to the interpretive sign as a travel memory record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a docked tall ship, masts and rigging, calm harbor reflections, a wooden pier, small visitors, and the Susan Constant sign.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, visible grain, slight gate edges, purple-blue color shift, and handheld framing typical of amateur travel footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, location insert, or transitional memory beat for Williamsburg, Jamestown, or historic maritime tourism.
Historical context: The footage documents how a historic ship replica and interpretive signage appeared to visitors in a 1960s Virginia waterfront attraction setting.
Research note: People are small but visible, the sign text and named vessel may require identification review, and copyright, likeness, and property issues should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1964 Williamsburg 8mm harbor, Susan Constant replica home movie, Virginia historic ship footage, and Jamestown tourism cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent frames from the same reel, then other 1964 Williamsburg or Virginia travel footage, then broader historic ships and harbor tourism scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Williamsburg travel footage showing the Susan Constant replica moored at a pier with masts, rigging, and water reflections. — The Susan Constant replica sits alongside a wooden pier in calm harbor water.

The Susan Constant replica appears docked in Williamsburg, Virginia, with rigging visible above a quiet pier and reflected harbor water. — A wider view shows the ship's rigging, pier activity, and reflections on the water.

A visitor sign for the Susan Constant shows an illustrated tall ship and explanatory text in the 1964 Williamsburg travel footage. — The camera cuts to an interpretive sign labeled Susan Constant.

The Susan Constant interpretive sign fills the frame, with a drawn sailing ship, readable title, and surrounding visitor-area details. — The sign provides visible identification for the Susan Constant exhibit.

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