California-1959: Large White Ship Sitting Still At Dock

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Large White Ship Sitting Still At Dock — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from 1959 captures a large white ocean liner docked at a tropical port. The ship, with its multiple decks and prominent smokestack, sits calmly on the water under a bright sky with scattered clouds. Palm trees and a white house are visible on the shoreline, suggesting a warm coastal location. The footage, shot from a moving boat, shows the liner from various angles as the camera glides past, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century maritime travel and leisure. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, enhancing its authentic 1950s home movie feel.

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: 125508280

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.

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 1084 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: philip 15 mos,santa anita,vegas,arizona,new mexico
Reel-level year note: 1958-1959
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1959 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: California, 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: Supports requests for 1950s California maritime travel footage, especially documentary inserts or commercial cutaways of an ocean liner at a dock.
Period detail: The large white passenger ship, rounded funnel, multiple open decks, and 8mm color stock may show mid-century leisure travel details.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint from a moving boat, giving the ship a casual passing glance rather than a staged port record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white ocean liner, dockside structures, blue water, scattered clouds, vertical film frame edges, and distant shoreline details.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, slight color fade, gate marks, and handheld framing give the footage a recognizable 1959 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a maritime arrival insert, travel transition, harbor cutaway, or memory beat for mid-century coastal tourism.
Historical context: The scene reflects leisure-oriented passenger travel and dockside observation without confirming the vessel, port, route, or occasion.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are evident, but vessel identity, dock structures, copyright, and any property issues should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1959 California ocean liner dock, 8mm passenger ship harbor, mid-century cruise ship footage, and vintage coastal travel.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other California 1959 harbor or shoreline footage, then broader mid-century ship and coastal travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 California 8mm frame showing a large white ocean liner at dock, viewed from across blue harbor water. — A white passenger ship sits at a dock as the camera passes from the water.

The docked white liner remains in view from a moving boat, with harbor water and scattered clouds behind it. — The ship is framed partly by dark film borders while resting beside the pier.

A closer 1959 California view shows the white passenger ship's bow, decks, funnel, and adjacent dock structures. — The camera moves past the liner, revealing more of the bow and dockside area.

The final frame shows the docked ocean liner at an angle, with blue water, port structures, and visible 8mm surface marks. — The liner remains stationary as the passing camera catches the bow and port edge.

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