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Pearl Harbor Hawaii-1958: Steam Powered Boat Sailing Across Harbor

  • Year1958
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationPearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1958 Pearl Harbor Hawaii
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Steam Powered Boat Sailing Across Harbor — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a steam-powered ferry or tugboat moving swiftly across calm waters near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The vessel leaves a white wake as it travels from left to right, with a tree-lined shoreline and distant buildings visible in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and a slightly faded color palette typical of mid-century home movies. The final frame offers a wider view of the harbor and distant cityscape under a partly cloudy sky. This authentic archival clip evokes a sense of mid-20th century maritime life and Pacific island travel.

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
125290664

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 1454 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label
wh ferber
Reel-level year note
1958
Reel-level location note
hawaii
Date
1958 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 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

  • ship
  • steam
  • sailing
  • boat
  • ocean
  • powered
  • shore
  • transportation
  • PEARL harbor hawaii
  • 1958
  • 1958 Pearl Harbor Hawaii
  • vintage 8mm film
  • steam powered boat
  • Super 8 home movie
  • maritime transportation
  • Pacific island travel
  • vintage boat footage
  • 1950s Hawaii
  • archival footage
  • old film
  • historic boat
  • coastal scenery
  • water transportation
  • retro footage
  • classic film
  • 8mm home movie
  • vintage maritime
  • 1950s travel
  • nostalgic footage
  • documentary clip

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1950s documentary or editorial requests needing Pearl Harbor-area harbor traffic, small working vessels, or mid-century maritime travel seen through home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Small working boat crossing calm harbor water with a distant shoreline behind it.

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