Pearl Harbor Hawaii-1958: Navy Personnel On A Small Boat In Open Choppy Water

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationPearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Pearl Harbor Hawaii

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Navy Personnel On A Small Boat In Open Choppy Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a group of Navy personnel aboard a small boat navigating choppy open waters near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The grainy, color-bleached footage shows sailors in white uniforms and caps crowded on the deck, some standing and others seated, as the vessel cuts through the waves. The high-angle perspective suggests a handheld camera, capturing the motion and instability of the ride. The scene evokes a sense of mid-century naval life and everyday duty, with the turquoise water and overcast sky adding to the authentic, nostalgic atmosphere of a personal wartime memory.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125290689

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.

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 1454 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: wh ferber
Reel-level year note: 1958
Reel-level location note: hawaii
Date: 1958 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: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s U.S. Navy, Pearl Harbor, small-boat transfer, and military life sequences in documentary, education, museum, or period montage edits.
Period detail: White sailor caps, dark naval uniforms, crowded open-deck seating, and 8mm color handling support a late-1950s home-movie view of Navy personnel on the water.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged passenger or observer viewpoint, catching sailors clustered on a small boat as it moves through choppy water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include Navy personnel, white caps, dark uniforms, a small open boat, deck railings, wooden or painted gunwale areas, and textured turquoise water.
Film character: Soft focus, blown highlights, color fading, visible grain, and handheld framing give the short scene a tactile 8mm home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or transitional memory beat for naval travel, harbor movement, or mid-century service routines.
Historical context: The footage visually situates military personnel in everyday movement by boat near Pearl Harbor without showing a named vessel, landmark, ceremony, or combat event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright status and any Navy or vessel permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Pearl Harbor Navy boat footage, 8mm sailors on choppy water, U.S. Navy personnel small boat, and mid-century Hawaii home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Pearl Harbor material, then broader Navy, harbor, boat, and military travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Pearl Harbor home-movie frame showing Navy personnel crowded on a small open boat in choppy turquoise water. — Navy personnel gather on a small boat underway in rough water.

High-angle 8mm view of Navy personnel aboard a small boat near Pearl Harbor, with faces softened by exposure and motion. — Sailors cluster near the rail as the boat moves across open water.

Pearl Harbor 1958 home-movie frame with uniformed Navy personnel crowded along the rail of a small boat. — Uniformed personnel stand and sit along the boat rail during the ride.

Final 1958 Pearl Harbor frame showing Navy personnel crowded on a small boat, with railings, deck surfaces, and rough water visible. — Personnel remain crowded on deck as the boat passes through choppy water.

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