San Diego County California-1968: Transportation Of Cars By Water

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 San Diego California

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Transportation Of Cars By Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this vintage home movie captures a bustling San Diego County waterfront. Classic American cars line a parking area near a ferry terminal, with a large ferry docked in the background. The iconic Transamerica building and a 'Transamerica Restaurant' sign are visible, offering a glimpse of mid-century urban life. The footage, framed by a dark border, shows a mix of vehicles and waterfront infrastructure under an overcast sky, evoking a strong sense of retro Americana and transportation history.

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: 124629920

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 1333 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: #1
Reel-level year note: 1968
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1968 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: San Diego, 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.

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Topics & Keywords

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s documentary or educational edits needing San Diego waterfront transportation, ferry access, and mid-century car traffic in home-movie form.
Period detail: The visible car shapes, ferry terminal setting, parking rows, and restaurant signage support a late-1960s urban waterfront reading consistent with the supplied 1968 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel, observing the ferry area and parked cars from street level without staged action or directed subjects.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rows of parked cars, a ferry at the dock, waterfront buildings, street lanes, a parking meter, pedestrians in the distance, and restaurant signage.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure shifts, rounded frame edges, and handheld framing that preserve the home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, transportation cutaway, waterfront transition, or memory beat for mid-century California mobility.
Historical context: The footage visually situates everyday car-and-ferry movement around a San Diego waterfront area, with public streets and commercial buildings in view.
Research note: People and business signage are visible, so likeness, trademark, and location context should be reviewed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1968 San Diego ferry terminal footage, 1960s California waterfront cars, 8mm home movie transportation, and vintage ferry parking lot.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1968 San Diego waterfront material, then broader 1960s ferry, car, and urban transportation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 San Diego home-movie frame showing a waterfront street area with low buildings, distant cars, utility poles, and soft film exposure. — Waterfront street and buildings seen through the 8mm frame edge.

1968 San Diego waterfront frame with mid-century cars lined near a ferry terminal and a docked ferry visible in the background. — Parked cars line the ferry area with a vessel docked behind them.

1968 San Diego frame showing a parking meter, classic cars, waterfront buildings, restaurant signage, and a ferry beyond the parking area. — Parking meter and rows of cars frame the ferry terminal scene.

1968 San Diego home-movie frame looking past a parking meter toward parked cars, distant pedestrians, waterfront buildings, and restaurant signage. — Street view past a parking meter toward the waterfront parking area.

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