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

  • 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 Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
124935341

Rights & Clearance

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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
San Francisco, California, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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

  • water
  • blue
  • breeze
  • sails
  • vacation
  • person
  • recording
  • view
  • open
  • ocean
  • day
  • people
  • SAN francisco california
  • 1963
  • 1963 San Francisco Bay
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 home movie
  • sailboat on ocean
  • blue water footage
  • 1960s coastal view
  • archival footage
  • old film grain
  • aerial harbor view
  • classic American vacation
  • retro 1960s
  • historic film
  • open ocean
  • city skyline
  • pier
  • vintage camera
  • nostalgic footage
  • documentary clip
  • old film
  • 8mm home movie

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.

Still Frames From This Clip

Blue bay water with a small white sailboat, pier, distant shoreline, and dark film borders.

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