San Francisco California-1963: Sailboat On Blue Ocean With Pier And City Skyline

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1963 San Francisco California

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Sailboat On Blue Ocean With Pier And City Skyline — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures a serene view of San Francisco's bay from an elevated vantage point. The footage features a deep blue ocean with a small sailboat gliding across the water, a long pier extending into the harbor, and the distant city skyline visible on the horizon. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics, including a strong blue color cast, grain, and slight wear, evoking a nostalgic, mid-century American coastal atmosphere.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Aerial
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124935341

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

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 1112 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: knotts berry farm,zoo,san diego,mary,park,phillip
Reel-level year note: 1963
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1963 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: Useful for 1960s Bay Area documentary edits needing brief coastal travel, harbor, or skyline atmosphere from real 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The elevated bay view, distant skyline, long pier, and small sailboat may show a mid-century San Francisco waterfront scene consistent with the 1963 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint, lingering on scenery from above rather than staging people or events.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blue bay water, a small white sailboat, a long pier or breakwater, distant shoreline, hazy skyline, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows strong blue color cast, visible grain, soft focus, gate edges, dust specks, and slight handheld steadiness shifts.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quiet establishing insert, travel transition, waterfront cutaway, or memory beat for San Francisco or coastal leisure.
Historical context: The scene reflects recreational bay viewing and sailing, with urban shoreline visible at a distance but no identifiable people or close property details.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright, location identification, and any property or skyline uses still require buyer review.
Research search match: Researcher searches this may match include 1963 San Francisco bay 8mm, vintage sailboat on blue water, pier and skyline home movie, and 1960s California coast.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel San Francisco views, then 1963 Bay Area waterfront material, then broader 1960s California sailing, harbor, or vacation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1963 San Francisco bay view with a small white sailboat on blue water, a pier below, and hazy shoreline in the distance. — Small sailboat crosses blue bay water near a pier, with distant shoreline visible through the film grain.

Elevated 1963 San Francisco bay view showing a small sailboat, blue water, partial pier, and distant shoreline. — A sailboat sits offshore in a blue bay view, framed by the dark edges of the 8mm scan.

1963 San Francisco bay scene with a small sailboat on open blue water and a hazy shoreline beyond. — The sailboat remains centered against open bay water, with shoreline and film wear visible.

1963 San Francisco bay view with a small sailboat in the foreground and distant city skyline along the horizon. — A small sailboat moves across blue water with the distant skyline and shoreline visible on the horizon.

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