California-1961: View Of USS Isp Jami On A Clear Day

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

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View Of USS Isp Jami On A Clear Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a view of the USS ISP Jami from a moving perspective. The footage begins with a blank frame, then shows a distant view of the ship's bow with 'IWO JIMA' visible on the hull. The camera moves past the vessel, revealing its deck and structure against a clear sky. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film adds to the authentic 1960s archival feel. This clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of naval life in California during the early 1960s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 127408789

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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1961 California 8mm footage useful for editorial requests needing a brief visitor-shot naval vessel view or harbor cutaway from the early 1960s.
Period detail: The visible hull lettering appears to read IWO JIMA, with mid-century color 8mm handling and a harbor setting supporting the 1961 California metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged moving-camera perspective, as if filmed casually while passing the ship rather than composed as official naval documentation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a blank leader-like frame, the ship bow, hull lettering, porthole-style openings, deck structure, waterline, dock area, and small distant figures.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus, exposure shifts, gate edges, and color fading that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, harbor transition, naval cutaway, or memory beat within a 1960s California sequence.
Historical context: The frames show a naval vessel encountered from a civilian or visitor viewpoint, with no visible ceremony, combat activity, or identifiable event in the sampled images.
Research note: Review hull markings, possible distant likenesses, and military vessel identification separately; copyright, trademark, likeness, and property considerations are distinct.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 California 8mm naval ship footage, IWO JIMA hull view, vintage harbor home movie, and early 1960s military vessel cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 California harbor footage, then broader 1960s naval, ship, and waterfront material.

Still Frames From This Clip

A nearly blank 8mm frame with dark film borders, faint dust, and small bright specks before the ship view begins. — Blank or leader-like opening frame with visible film gate edges.

A dark, soft 1961 California 8mm view of a ship bow with openings, partial hull lettering, dock area, and tiny distant figures. — Ship bow comes into view with hull details and a dock in the background.

A closer 8mm frame of the vessel bow marked IWO JIMA, with hull openings, dock structures, and water visible behind it. — Closer passing view of the bow with IWO JIMA lettering visible on the hull.

The camera passes along the ship side, showing deck structure, rigging lines, pale hull surfaces, and heavy 8mm frame edges. — Passing side view reveals deck structure and rigging on the vessel.

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