California-1961: A Large And Expensive War Ship

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

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A Large And Expensive War Ship — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a large naval warship at sea. The footage shows detailed views of the ship's superstructure, including radar arrays, antennas, and a prominent number '31' on the hull. The grainy, monochrome imagery with soft focus and film artifacts evokes a nostalgic, archival feel. The camera pans across the vessel, highlighting its imposing size and military equipment against a gray sky. This authentic 1960s military footage offers a rare glimpse into Cold War-era naval operations, perfect for historical documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed 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: 127408833

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 editorial or documentary requests needing brief home-movie views of a naval vessel or shipboard radar equipment off California.
Period detail: The frames may show Cold War-era naval superstructure details, including radar arrays, antennas, gray hull surfaces, and ship fittings visible in soft 8mm footage.
Home-movie behavior: The short handheld view has a visitor-shot quality, observing the warship from a distance without staged action or visible crew.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include radar masts, antennas, a dark ship superstructure, gray hull sections, deck edges, bright sky, and soft film gate borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan has pronounced grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, slight blur, and dark frame edges that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a compact insert, transition, or cutaway for naval power, harbor observation, or 1960s military memory sequences.
Historical context: The footage visually places a large military ship within an early-1960s coastal or harbor context without confirming mission, vessel class, or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but military subject matter and vessel identification should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 California 8mm naval ship, vintage home movie warship radar, 1960s harbor vessel footage, and Cold War-era ship cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 California coastal footage, then broader 1960s naval or harbor material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 California 8mm frame showing a dark warship superstructure, radar array, antennas, and soft film borders. — Radar and antenna structures rise above a dark naval superstructure.

Soft 1961 8mm view of a naval mast with radar equipment and antennas silhouetted against a bright sky. — The camera holds on radar equipment and antennas above the ship.

Handheld 8mm frame showing a blurred section of a gray naval vessel with deck edges and dark structural forms. — A soft, moving view passes across the ship's hull and deck area.

1961 California home-movie frame showing a gray warship hull section, small lit openings, and a bright sky beyond. — The view settles briefly on a hull section with small lights or openings.

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