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California-1955: Camera Captures Swift Sailboat Ride To Shore

  • Year1955
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationCalifornia, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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Camera Captures Swift Sailboat Ride To Shore — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this California home movie captures a sailboat with double white sails gliding across sparkling blue water toward a distant shore. A large mountain rises behind the coastline, its slopes dotted with trees. The footage, marked by the grain and color shift typical of vintage Super 8, shows the boat moving steadily from left to right, its sails catching the light. The scene evokes a sense of peaceful recreation and mid-century coastal leisure, preserved in classic home movie style.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
125290230

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 1449 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label
david,alex
Reel-level year note
1953-1955-1956
Reel-level location note
palm springs california
Date
1955 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
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

  • viewing from a window
  • double white sails on a sailboat
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  • 1955
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  • double white sails
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  • home movie 1955
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  • retro beach scene
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  • sailboat moving toward shore
  • California coast
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  • 1950s family vacation
  • old home movie
  • documentary footage
  • vintage 8mm sailing

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Supports 1950s California recreation requests needing brief home-movie footage of a small sailboat crossing water toward a mountain-backed shore.

Still Frames From This Clip

Small double-sailed boat on blue water with a mountain and shoreline behind it.

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