Silver Lake California-1966: A Long Panning Shot Of A Pier Power Lines And Palm Trees

$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.

Year1966
Decade1960s
LocationSilver Lake, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1966 California

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

A Long Panning Shot Of A Pier Power Lines And Palm Trees — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1966, this vintage home movie captures a long panning view from a window overlooking a coastal scene in Silver Lake, California. The footage reveals a hazy, sun-drenched landscape with palm trees in the foreground, a distant pier, and power lines stretching across the frame. Industrial structures and a large crane are visible along the waterfront, with the sea and a long bridge appearing in the distance. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and natural wear, evoking a nostalgic, mid-century American atmosphere.

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: 124059586

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 1106 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: wedding,vacation
Reel-level year note: 1966
Reel-level location note: danville,illinois,california
Date: 1966 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: Silver Lake, 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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s California home-movie footage for productions needing a brief waterfront, bridge, palm tree, and utility-line establishing view.
Period detail: The view may show mid-century waterfront infrastructure, including a long bridge, low industrial buildings, utility poles, and palms seen through a window.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel, with the camera panning from an interior vantage point across a hazy outdoor shoreline or harbor view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include window muntins, palm fronds, distant water, a long bridge, low buildings, utility poles, power lines, and a waterfront crane.
Film character: The 8mm image carries soft focus, blue-purple color shift, visible grain, dust, and exposure variation typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, transitional cutaway, or memory beat for 1960s California waterfront atmosphere.
Historical context: The footage documents a casual 1966 view of palms, utilities, buildings, and distant transportation infrastructure without showing identifiable people.
Research note: No people, logos, or clear brands are visible, but location and property identification should be reviewed separately from footage copyright licensing.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1966 California 8mm waterfront view, palm trees and power lines, distant bridge home movie, or hazy harbor pan.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1966 Silver Lake or California footage, then with waterfront, bridge, palm, and utility-line themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1966 California 8mm frame showing palm fronds, waterfront buildings, a long bridge, and a crane through a window. — Palm trees and waterfront structures appear beyond the window frame.

A hazy 1966 8mm view across water toward a long bridge, low buildings, and palms from a window. — A long bridge and waterfront buildings sit behind the window divider.

1966 home-movie frame with utility poles and power lines in front of water and a distant bridge. — Utility poles and wires cross the hazy waterfront view.

Soft 1966 8mm frame of water, diagonal power lines, palm fronds, and a dark window edge. — Power lines and palm fronds frame the open water view.

Visually Similar Clips