Miami Florida-1956: Vintage Family Boat Ride On The River At Night

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationMiami, Florida, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 in Florida

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Vintage Family Boat Ride On The River At Night — Clip Details

MIAMI FLORIDA-1956: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a family enjoying a boat ride on a river. A woman in a red top and patterned hat sits in the front of a small motorboat, while a man in a cap and a child in a striped shirt are also aboard. The footage, shot at night or in deep shadow, is bathed in a strong blue tint, with visible film grain and slight camera shake. The boat, marked with the number 4, glides across the water, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century leisure. This authentic archival clip is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
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: 124607357

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: 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: 1956 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: Miami, Florida, 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: 1950s Miami home-movie footage for productions needing a brief family leisure scene on a small boat at night or in deep shadow.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century recreational clothing, including a patterned hat, cap, striped shirt, and a small numbered motorboat.
Home-movie behavior: Passengers sit close together and face one another casually, giving the scene an unstaged family outing quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small motorboat, seated passengers, dark water, blue-tinted shadow, a boat number, hats, and soft shoreline shapes.
Film character: The 8mm scan has dense blue exposure, visible grain, soft focus, gate edges, and slight handheld instability typical of home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a memory beat, river travel cutaway, or transitional insert for mid-century leisure or family vacation sequences.
Historical context: The footage reflects private recreational boating in a subtropical setting without identifying a specific river, landmark, or event beyond the supplied Miami metadata.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright or footage licensing; no brands or private property are apparent.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1950s Miami boat ride, vintage 8mm family boating, home movie river at night, and mid-century leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1956 Miami material, then broader 1950s boating, river, travel, or family leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 Miami home-movie frame showing two seated passengers in a small boat, with a woman in red near the bow and another passenger opposite. — Two passengers sit facing one another in the small boat under deep blue exposure.

1956 Miami home-movie frame with a red-clad passenger seated in a small motorboat, its side number partly visible in blue shadow. — A seated passenger in red is seen near the bow as the boat moves through shadow.

1956 Miami home-movie frame showing multiple seated passengers in a small numbered boat, including hats and patterned clothing in deep blue light. — Several passengers sit close together in the numbered boat during the ride.

Wide 1956 Miami home-movie frame showing a small boat crossing dark water with several seated passengers under a strong blue cast. — The boat appears in a wider view, carrying seated passengers across the dark water.

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