Germany-1962: Man Pulls Rope On Floating Dock Near St. Goar Sign

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationGermany
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Germany

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Man Pulls Rope On Floating Dock Near St — Clip Details

GERMANY-1962: A man in a dark suit and hat stands on a metal dock, pulling a rope to secure a floating boat. The scene is captured on 8mm film, showing a vintage urban riverside with a prominent 'St. Goar' sign. Classic cars and a bus are visible on the street behind the dock, with buildings lining the riverbank. The footage has a nostalgic, grainy quality, typical of home movies from the early 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: 124765495

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 1714 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: rhine river,notre dame,momarte artists
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: rhine river,germany,paris,france,cologne,belgium,versailles,
Date: 1962 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: Germany 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 editorial projects needing West German riverside transport, dock work, or small-town travel footage with visible St. Goar identification.
Period detail: The scene shows early-1960s visual cues including older cars, a bus, metal gangways, a painted St. Goar sign, and 8mm home-movie color rendering.
Home-movie behavior: The value is observational and unstaged, with a man handling a rope on a floating dock while everyday traffic and riverfront activity continue behind him.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the St. Goar sign, metal dock ramps, a man in a dark hat, rope, mooring posts, parked cars, a bus, riverside buildings, and a small flag.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, mild gate weave, uneven exposure, and faded color that support its physical home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, or place-setting insert for Rhine travel, ferry landings, or 1960s German town life.
Historical context: The footage presents a public riverside docking area with pedestrians, road traffic, and buildings, suggesting routine transport and tourism activity without proving a specific event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, and the St. Goar sign appears as identifiable location text, so likeness, trademark, and contextual rights should be reviewed separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1962 Germany 8mm St. Goar dock, Rhine riverside home movie, man pulling rope on floating dock, and vintage German river transport.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with 1962 St. Goar or Germany riverfront material, then with broader 1960s European travel and ferry-dock scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Germany 8mm frame showing a man on a metal riverside dock pulling a rope below a large St. Goar sign, with cars and buildings behind. — A man works with a rope on the floating dock beneath the St. Goar sign.

1962 Germany frame of a man holding rope on a riverside floating dock, with the St. Goar sign, cars, bus, and buildings in the background. — The dock worker or traveler holds the rope as traffic passes behind the St. Goar sign.

1962 Germany 8mm view of a man bending over a rope on the floating dock below the St. Goar sign, with cars and riverbank buildings visible. — The man bends toward the rope while standing on the dock landing.

1962 Germany home-movie frame showing a man pulling rope on a metal floating dock beneath the St. Goar sign, with parked cars and buildings beyond. — A final view shows the man pulling the line on the riverside dock.

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