California-1961: Passing View Of Blue Ocean Water And Grey Ship On A Sunny Day

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 California

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Passing View Of Blue Ocean Water And Grey Ship On A... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a passing view from a moving vessel along the California coast. The footage shows a blurred shoreline with dense residential buildings and greenery, seen through a window frame, with the blue ocean in the foreground. The scene transitions to reveal a large naval ship, likely an aircraft carrier, anchored in the distance. The grainy, color-graded aesthetic and motion blur evoke a nostalgic, mid-century travel memory.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127408497

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 1740 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: indian pow wow
Reel-level year note: 1961-1966
Reel-level location note: san bernardino,california,slaton sea
Date: 1961 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: Useful for 1960s California coastal travel sequences needing a brief home-movie view of ocean, shoreline, and a distant naval vessel.
Period detail: The 8mm color image, window-framed composition, and soft moving-vessel view support a 1961 home-movie travel context along the California coast.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a passenger filming casually from a moving vessel, catching the shoreline and ship through framing bars rather than staging a formal view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blue ocean water, hazy hillside shoreline, dense coastal buildings, dark window or boat framing, sky, and a large grey naval ship.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, motion blur, and slight color fading that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short coastal insert, travel transition, harbor cutaway, or memory beat before a broader California maritime sequence.
Historical context: The scene suggests mid-century leisure or transit along a built-up California waterfront, with naval presence visible offshore but not specifically identified.
Research note: No people, faces, or logos are visible, but the military vessel and shoreline context may require separate research beyond copyright review.
Research search match: Search matches include 1961 California coast 8mm, vintage home movie ocean view, passing shoreline from boat, and distant naval ship footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel footage, then other 1961 California coastal material, then broader vintage ocean travel or naval harbor views.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 California coastal shoreline and blue water viewed from a moving vessel through dark frame bars. — Passing view of a hazy built-up shoreline above blue ocean water.

A soft 1961 California coast view shows shoreline buildings beyond blue water, partly blocked by dark framing. — Coastal settlement and water pass behind the vessel or window frame.

A large grey naval-looking ship appears in the distance across California coastal water in 1961 home-movie footage. — Distant grey ship seen low on the horizon across the water.

The 1961 coastal view holds on a large grey naval vessel, likely a carrier, seen from across the water. — Large naval-looking vessel sits in the distance beyond blue water.

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