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Cuba-1962: Naval Ship Moves Across Sea Near Shore

  • Year1962
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationCuba
  • Duration5s

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Naval Ship Moves Across Sea Near Shore — Clip Details

CUBA-1962: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a naval ship at sea, its deck lined with equipment and antennas. The footage, shot from a distance, shows the vessel moving across calm waters under a bright sky, with a hilly coastline visible in the background. In later frames, two men observe the ship from a shore or dock, their backs to the camera. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a yellowish tint, evoking mid-century nostalgia. This archival clip offers authentic 1960s maritime footage for documentaries, historical projects, or retro-themed content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K restored master (MP4)
License
Manual review required — request licensing
Delivery
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Duration
5s
Payment
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Clip ID
125012369

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors 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 1184 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label
saratoga
Reel-level year note
1962
Reel-level location note
cuba
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
Cuba 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

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  • ship
  • move
  • port
  • place
  • transportation
  • cuba
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  • vintage 8mm film
  • Cuba maritime history
  • Super 8 home movie
  • 1960s naval vessel
  • archival military footage
  • old ship at sea
  • 1960s Cuba
  • 8mm film grain
  • retro naval scene
  • historic ship movement
  • vintage maritime footage
  • 1960s home movie
  • classic 8mm film
  • old naval ship
  • 1962 documentary footage
  • vintage film footage
  • 8mm archival clip
  • 1960s transportation
  • 8mm film footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s documentary or editorial requests needing 8mm Cuba maritime footage with a naval vessel seen from shore.
Period detail
The distant ship profile, deck antennas, and saturated 8mm color may show early-1960s naval and harbor activity in Cuba.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has a visitor-shot feel, with the camera watching a passing vessel while nearby men look out over the water.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a gray naval ship, antenna masts, deck equipment, calm sea, bright shoreline glare, distant coast, and two shoreline observers.
Film character
The footage carries dense grain, color shifts, gate edges, light leaks, and handheld framing typical of scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role
An editor could use it as a short insert, maritime cutaway, or memory beat linking shore observation with naval movement.
Historical context
The scene visually places a naval vessel near a Cuban shoreline without confirming the ship identity, mission, or exact harbor.
Research note
People are visible from behind, and the naval subject may require editorial context review separate from copyright, likeness, or property analysis.
Research search match
Search phrases might include 1962 Cuba naval ship 8mm, vintage home movie ship at sea, and Cuban shoreline maritime footage.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with the same reel, then other Cuba 1962 shore or harbor shots, then broader 1960s maritime and naval observation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Cuba 8mm frame showing a distant naval ship crossing calm water, with deck structures and heavy color fading visible.
A naval vessel moves across the water in a distant 8mm view.
1962 Cuba shoreline view of a naval ship at sea, with a man seen from behind watching from the foreground.
A shoreline observer watches the vessel pass across the water.
A 1962 Cuba 8mm frame shows part of a naval ship on the water while a foreground man leans toward the view.
A foreground viewer leans forward as the ship continues past.
Two men on shore or a dock watch the water as the rear of a naval ship exits the 1962 Cuba home-movie frame.
Two men look toward the water as the ship passes out of view.

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