New York City-1958: Man On A Boat Traveling Through Rough Waters

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 New York City

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Man On A Boat Traveling Through Rough Waters — Clip Details

A man in a military-style uniform stands silhouetted on a boat deck, gazing out over rough, churning ocean waters. The footage, shot on 8mm film in 1958, captures the vessel moving through turbulent seas with whitecaps breaking against the hull. The scene is bathed in a deep blue tint, characteristic of vintage home movie film, with visible grain and a dark frame border suggesting a projection. The man remains still as the boat travels, creating a moment of quiet contemplation amidst the stormy sea.

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: 124558441

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 1256 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #8
Reel-level year note: 1957-1958
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1958 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: New York City, New York, 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.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s archival edits needing a short maritime travel cutaway with a uniformed adult on a boat deck and rough water movement.
Period detail: The 8mm home-movie look, dark frame edges, blue cast, and 1958 metadata place this as mid-century travel footage, with the uniform style only broadly suggesting formal or service dress.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged passenger-deck moment as a silhouetted man stands still while the boat moves through churning water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rough water, white wake, a boat railing, a silhouetted uniformed man, dark frame borders, and one blurred passerby in the deck area.
Film character: Dense blue exposure, visible grain, soft focus, handheld framing, and dark projection-like borders give the footage a physical 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, sea-travel insert, or reflective memory beat within a maritime or 1950s travel sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows mid-century leisure or transit on open water near the New York City metadata location without identifying a vessel, route, or event.
Research note: Adult likeness is visible in silhouette and a military-style uniform appears, so copyright, likeness, and contextual use should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1958 8mm boat deck, New York City ocean travel, rough water home movie, silhouetted man on boat, and mid-century maritime footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 New York City travel footage, then broader 1950s boat, ocean, and transportation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 8mm frame showing churning blue water and white wake beside a moving boat near the New York City metadata location. — Rough water and white wake pass alongside the boat.

Silhouetted adult man in a military-style cap stands by a railing on a boat deck, with open water behind him in 1958 footage. — A silhouetted man stands on deck against the water.

A silhouetted uniformed man stands near a boat railing while a blurred adult passerby crosses the foreground in 1958 8mm footage. — A passerby crosses in front of the silhouetted man on deck.

1958 8mm frame of a silhouetted adult man in a cap standing by a boat railing with rippled water in the background. — The man remains still at the railing as the boat moves across the water.

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