Washington-1964: Vessel Sailing on River

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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

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Vessel Sailing on River — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a large vessel sailing on a river in Washington. The clip opens with a hazy, overcast sky and calm water, then reveals a ferry or barge moving across the frame. In the distance, a city skyline and industrial smokestacks are visible under a cloudy sky. The footage shows natural film grain, slight color fading, and a dark border typical of Super 8 home movies. The vessel, with an American flag, moves steadily across the water, creating a gentle wake. This authentic archival clip evokes mid-century Americana and is ideal for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or editorial projects.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127383318

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1964 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: Washington, 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

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: 1960s Washington river traffic footage for documentary inserts, regional history sequences, or mid-century transportation context.
Period detail: The vessel, American flags, distant smokestacks, and muted shoreline may show a working waterfront in Washington during the 1960s.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective from across the water, holding on the vessel as it moves through the frame without staging or narration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include open water, a large ferry-like vessel, American flags, a distant shoreline, industrial smokestacks, cloudy sky, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, faded color, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet frame edges that preserve the home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors can use this as a short cutaway, geographic transition, waterfront insert, or quiet memory beat between broader Washington sequences.
Historical context: The footage situates river travel within a mid-century waterfront landscape, with industrial features and city shoreline visible in the background.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but vessel identification, location specifics, and copyright status should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s Washington river vessel footage, 8mm ferry on water, home movie waterfront, and archival ship cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with Washington 1964 waterfront material, then with river transport, ferry, industrial shoreline, or travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soft, pale opening frame of water and overcast sky from 1964 Washington home-movie footage, bordered by dark film edges. — The clip opens on hazy water and sky before the vessel enters view.

A large ferry-like vessel moves across a Washington river scene, with cloudy sky and distant shoreline behind it. — A ferry-like vessel passes across the water with shoreline features in the distance.

Side view of the vessel traveling across the river, with an American flag and distant waterfront visible through soft 8mm grain. — The vessel continues across the frame, leaving a small wake on the river.

A ferry-like vessel with flags crosses the Washington river scene, framed by dark film borders and a muted industrial shoreline. — Flags and the vessel deck are visible as it passes beneath a cloudy sky.

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