Yorktown Virginia-1958: Ferry Boat On Water With Ontario Flag Waving

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationYorktown, Virginia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Yorktown Virginia

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Ferry Boat On Water With Ontario Flag Waving — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a calm waterfront scene from Yorktown, Virginia. A ferry boat glides across the water under an overcast sky, with a red Ontario flag fluttering in the breeze. A chain-link fence and a blue shield-shaped sign mark the shoreline, while distant buildings and trees line the opposite bank. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color fading, evoking a nostalgic, mid-century American atmosphere.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127285837

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Yorktown, Virginia, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s 8mm waterfront footage suited to documentary inserts about Yorktown travel, ferry crossings, shoreline tourism, or mid-century home-movie views of public places.
Period detail: The ferry, chain-link shoreline fence, bunting, shield-shaped sign, and red Ontario flag may show a late-1950s visitor view of a waterfront landing.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a traveler pausing to film a ferry and flag from behind a waterfront fence rather than a staged scene.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a ferry on the water, red Ontario flag, bunting, chain-link fence, blue shield-shaped sign, shoreline signs, distant buildings, and a small waterfront figure.
Film character: The 8mm image carries soft focus, muted color, visible grain, slight gate marks, and handheld framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, travel transition, harbor insert, or memory beat between broader Yorktown or mid-century tourism scenes.
Historical context: The view places ferry traffic, patriotic-style flags, and waterfront signage within an everyday public shoreline setting in Yorktown, Virginia.
Research note: People and signage are visible at a distance, so copyright, trademark, likeness, and location context should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1958 Yorktown Virginia ferry, 8mm waterfront home movie, Ontario flag by shoreline, and mid-century American travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1958 Yorktown Virginia waterfront scenes, then ferry, harbor, flag, and tourism-themed home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Yorktown waterfront view with a ferry, red Ontario flag, bunting, fence, and shield-shaped shoreline sign. — A ferry passes beyond the fenced shoreline as a red flag waves near the water.

Yorktown, Virginia waterfront frame showing the ferry, red Ontario flag, bunting, fence, and shoreline signage in soft 8mm color. — The ferry remains in view across the water while the red flag hangs near the fence.

1958 Yorktown waterfront view with the ferry lower in frame, a red Ontario flag, bunting, fence, and public shoreline signs. — The camera holds on the waterfront fence and flag as the ferry moves across the background.

Yorktown waterfront frame with a red flag close to camera, distant buildings, parked cars, shoreline, water, and a small person near the landing. — The view shifts toward the shoreline, showing buildings and cars beyond the flag.

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