Vancouver Bc Canada-1968: Harbor Emperor Ferry Docked at Seaport

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Harbor Emperor Ferry Docked at Seaport — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1968, this vintage home movie captures a sunny day at a small sea port in Vancouver, BC. A white passenger ferry named 'Harbor Emperor' is docked at the pier, with people visible on its decks. Classic American sedans from the era are parked nearby. The scene includes a distinctive clock monument and flagpoles flying colorful flags against a clear blue sky. The footage shows a calm, leisurely atmosphere typical of a tourist destination, with the camera panning across the waterfront. The film exhibits natural grain and slight color fading characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the late 1960s.

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: 124632531

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 1126 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: parade,donner pass
Reel-level year note: 1967-1968
Reel-level location note: reno,spokane,vancouver
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: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s documentary or education edits needing visitor-shot Vancouver waterfront, ferry terminal, parking, and leisure-travel atmosphere.
Period detail: The parked full-size sedans, 8mm color stock, ferry styling, and flagged waterfront plaza support a late-1960s setting consistent with the supplied 1968 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a casual visitor perspective, panning from a docked passenger boat and parked cars toward the open pier and clock monument.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white passenger ferry, parked sedans, pier railings, flagpoles, a clock monument, blue sky, pedestrians, and waterfront pavement.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm home-movie grain, soft focus, handheld framing, slight color fade, and exposure shifts that add period texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a waterfront establishing insert, travel transition, ferry cutaway, or brief memory beat in a 1960s Vancouver sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects recreational or tourist waterfront use, with people gathering around a docked passenger vessel and cars parked close to the pier.
Research note: People and a named vessel are visible, so likeness, trademark, and location-use questions should be reviewed separately from footage copyright status.
Research search match: Search matches include 1968 Vancouver 8mm waterfront ferry, British Columbia harbor parking, vintage passenger boat pier, and 1960s tourist home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1968 Vancouver waterfront material, then broader 1960s ferry, harbor, and travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 Vancouver home-movie frame showing a white passenger ferry docked beside classic sedans near a pier. — A docked passenger ferry and parked sedans frame the waterfront parking area.

1968 Vancouver waterfront view with the ferry partly visible, sedans parked near the pier, and a long low pier structure. — The camera pans along the ferry and parked cars toward the pier structure.

1968 Vancouver waterfront plaza with flagpoles, a clock monument, parked sedans, and a lone pedestrian in the distance. — A clock monument and flagpoles mark the open waterfront plaza beyond the parked cars.

1968 Vancouver waterfront frame with flags, a clock monument, parked sedans, and distant people near the pier edge. — Flags and a clock monument stand beside parked cars at the waterfront.

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