San Francisco California-1968: Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1963 San Francisco California

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Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay — Clip Details

Panning shot from a 1968 8mm home movie captures Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, viewed from a distance across the water. Classic American cars from the late 1960s are parked in the foreground, their white and light-colored bodies reflecting the daylight. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural film grain, slight color fading, and a vignette effect typical of vintage home movies. The camera slowly pans across the bay, focusing on the iconic prison island before zooming in slightly, offering a nostalgic glimpse of a historic landmark.

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: 124632559

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

People 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 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: San Francisco, 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

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm travel footage for productions needing a visitor view of San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz from the waterfront.
Period detail: The parked mid-century cars, waterfront setting, and color 8mm stock support a late-1960s travel-home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, with a handheld pan and slight zoom toward Alcatraz from across the bay.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include Alcatraz Island, bay water, parked cars, waterfront piers, distant shoreline, blue sky, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: The scan shows visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight color shift, gate shadows, and handheld movement that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a San Francisco establishing insert, travel transition, landmark cutaway, or memory beat around Alcatraz.
Historical context: The footage shows Alcatraz as a recognizable bay landmark seen from a public waterfront viewpoint during a late-1960s travel moment.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but landmark, vehicle, copyright, and any location claims should still be reviewed for intended use.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1960s 8mm San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz home movie, vintage waterfront cars, and visitor footage of Alcatraz.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1968 San Francisco Bay or Alcatraz footage, then with 1960s travel landmark material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 8mm view toward Alcatraz Island across San Francisco Bay, with late-1960s cars parked along the waterfront. — Alcatraz appears across the bay beyond parked waterfront cars.

Alcatraz Island fills more of the frame across San Francisco Bay, with parked cars partly visible at the waterfront edge. — The camera holds a closer waterfront view of Alcatraz across the water.

1968 8mm frame of San Francisco Bay water and a long waterfront pier, with a small boat near the structure. — The pan moves across open water toward a long waterfront pier.

A long pier or waterfront building stretches across San Francisco Bay, with a small boat and distant shoreline visible in the 8mm frame. — The shot settles on a pier and open bay water near the waterfront.

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