California-1961: Military Ships In Harbor With Man In Suit Watching

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

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

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

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

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Military Ships In Harbor With Man In Suit Watching — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a naval scene in California. The footage shows two military ships in a harbor, with a large aircraft carrier visible in the distance. A smaller landing craft marked with the number 761 flies an American flag as it moves through the water. A man in a suit and glasses stands on a deck, observing the activity. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film evokes a strong sense of mid-century Americana and military history.

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: 127408505

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 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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1961 California home-movie footage useful for documentary requests needing naval harbor activity, military vessels, and civilian observation from a waterfront or deck.
Period detail: The clip shows mid-century color 8mm harbor footage with U.S. flags, a distant aircraft carrier, and a smaller military craft marked 761, consistent with the supplied 1961 California metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the visitor-shot perspective, with a suited man watching naval activity from close range rather than a staged or official military viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include harbor water, a distant carrier, a smaller numbered landing craft, American flags in wind, ship railings, deck equipment, and a man in a suit.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, handheld framing, muted color, visible grain, and exposure shifts that read as authentic 8mm physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or observational cutaway for Cold War-era naval presence, harbor travel, or family-visit memory sequences.
Historical context: The scene visually places civilian spectators near U.S. military vessels in a California harbor, but the exact ship identities and occasion should be independently verified.
Research note: People, military markings, and U.S. flags are visible, so likeness, trademark or insignia, location, and military-identification concerns should be reviewed separately from copyright.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 California naval harbor home movie, 8mm aircraft carrier in harbor, landing craft 761, man in suit watching military ships, and vintage U.S. Navy footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 California harbor material, then broader mid-century U.S. military ship and waterfront spectator footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 California 8mm frame showing a distant aircraft carrier across harbor water with a wind-blurred American flag in front. — A distant carrier passes or sits across the harbor as a flag moves in the foreground.

1961 California harbor view of a small military craft marked 761 flying an American flag, with a suited spectator partly visible at right. — A numbered military craft moves through the harbor near a spectator on deck.

Soft 1961 California 8mm frame of a distant aircraft carrier across harbor water, partly blocked by nearby deck structures. — Foreground railings and structures pass across a distant carrier in the harbor.

1961 California harbor frame with a suited man viewed from behind on a deck while a distant aircraft carrier sits across the water. — A suited spectator watches military vessels from a deck or waterfront position.

Visually Similar Clips