Fort Wayne Indiana-1974: USS Catfish Model Boat And Sailor Running

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationFort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 Fort Wayne Indiana

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USS Catfish Model Boat And Sailor Running — Clip Details

A handmade cardboard model of the USS Catfish, a playful naval vessel, sits on a sandy surface in this 1974 8mm home movie. The colorful boat, painted orange and yellow with blue wave details, features a yellow bridge, white smokestacks, and a life preserver. A person in a white sailor uniform runs past the model, adding motion to the scene. Shot on 8mm film, the footage displays characteristic grain and warm color tones, capturing a nostalgic moment of childhood creativity and Americana.

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: 124446057

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

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: 1974 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: Fort Wayne, Indiana, 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: 1970s Fort Wayne home-movie footage for documentary or editorial sequences needing a playful homemade naval model and costumed running action.
Period detail: The handmade cardboard USS Catfish, bright paint, and 8mm color stock support a 1970s home-movie setting without identifying a specific event.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an informal staged-play quality, with a sailor-costumed person running past the model boat in a playful home-movie setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an orange and yellow USS Catfish model, blue painted waves, white smokestacks, life rings, sandy ground, and a running person in a white sailor outfit.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, warm color shifts, and contact-sheet framing that give the footage a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, comic insert, childhood-memory beat, or transition within 1970s Americana and handmade-play sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects amateur creative play and costume performance rather than documented naval activity, with the model text appearing as part of the homemade prop.
Research note: Review likeness rights for the visible person and trademark or copyright questions around the USS Catfish wording and handmade vessel design separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1970s 8mm home movie model boat, Fort Wayne homemade USS Catfish, sailor costume running, and playful vintage Americana footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1974 Fort Wayne material, then clips of handmade toys, costumes, model boats, or playful home-movie performances.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 Fort Wayne 8mm frame showing a colorful handmade USS Catfish model boat on sandy ground. — The orange and yellow USS Catfish model sits on a sandy surface.

The handmade USS Catfish model shows its orange hull, yellow cabin, white stacks, and life ring in 1974 home-movie footage. — A closer view shows the model boat's painted details and prop-like construction.

1974 8mm frame with the USS Catfish model partly cropped, showing painted waves, cabin details, and soft film grain. — The model boat moves or is framed close enough that part of the lettering is cropped.

A person in a white sailor-style outfit runs across sandy ground near the handmade USS Catfish model in Fort Wayne, 1974. — A sailor-costumed person runs past the model boat, adding staged motion to the scene.

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