California-1961: U.S. Naval Decaussing Station With Cable Crossing Warning

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 California

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U.S. Naval Decaussing Station With Cable Crossing Warning — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures the U.S. Naval Decaussing Station in California. The footage shows a low-slung building with a prominent blue sign and a white warning banner reading 'CABLE CROSSING DO NOT ANCHOR.' The scene is set against a backdrop of rolling hills under a clear blue sky, with visible film grain and slight camera shake characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era. The clip offers authentic archival footage of a naval facility, ideal for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127408683

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: 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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1961 California 8mm footage suited to requests for U.S. naval infrastructure, coastal utility warnings, or Cold War-era military facility cutaways.
Period detail: The blue U.S. Naval Degaussing Station sign, cable crossing warning, low modern building, and 8mm color stock support an early-1960s coastal facility setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective from a distance, holding on signage and the building rather than staging activity or personnel.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a blue naval station sign, white cable crossing warning banner, flat-roofed building, flagpoles, railings, hillside, clear sky, and dark frame edges.
Film character: The scan shows soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, handheld framing, and dark gate or contact-sheet edges that preserve the home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, military-infrastructure cutaway, location transition, or visual reference for coastal warning signage.
Historical context: The footage visually situates a naval degaussing facility beside a cable crossing warning, suggesting maritime infrastructure without showing operations or personnel.
Research note: Human review should note visible U.S. Navy signage and military-facility context; copyright, trademark, government-mark, and property concerns should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1961 California 8mm naval station, U.S. Navy degaussing station sign, cable crossing do not anchor, and vintage coastal military facility footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel California footage, then other 1961 coastal or naval-location material, then broader maritime warning-sign and military-infrastructure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 California 8mm frame showing a blue U.S. Naval Degaussing Station sign on a low building against hills and clear sky. — U.S. Naval Degaussing Station sign seen above the facility roofline.

1961 California 8mm frame showing part of the naval facility building with railing, windows, roof details, and hillside behind it. — Side portion of the low naval facility building with hillside backdrop.

1961 California 8mm frame showing the U.S. Naval Degaussing Station sign and a banner reading cable crossing do not anchor. — Cable crossing warning banner below the naval station sign.

1961 California 8mm frame showing the blue naval station sign and white cable crossing warning on the facility facade. — Blue U.S. Naval Degaussing Station sign with cable crossing warning below.

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