California-1961: View Of Grey Cargo Ships Docked At Sea Port On A Sunny Day

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

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View Of Grey Cargo Ships Docked At Sea Port On A Sunny Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a view of large cargo ships docked at a California port. A small motorboat speeds across the water, leaving a white wake, while the larger vessels remain stationary in the harbor. The footage shows a hazy, overcast day with muted blue and grey tones, characteristic of archival Super 8 film. The scene includes industrial cranes and waterfront structures, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century maritime activity and coastal life.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127409058

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 harbor coverage, maritime infrastructure edits, and documentary cutaways needing real home-movie footage of ships at port.
Period detail: The frame may show mid-century cargo or naval-style vessels, harbor cranes, and waterfront structures consistent with the supplied 1961 California metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot harbor viewpoint, observing stationary ships while a small motorboat crosses the water without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include large docked ships, a small motorboat wake, harbor cranes, waterfront industrial structures, open water, haze, and soft shoreline silhouettes.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, muted blue-grey color, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, waterfront transition, maritime cutaway, or memory beat for California coastal activity.
Historical context: The footage gives visual context for industrial waterfront activity and leisure viewing from across the water, without confirming a specific port or vessel identity.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but vessel identity, port location, copyright status, and property considerations should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 California harbor home movie, 8mm cargo ships at port, vintage maritime waterfront, and small boat crossing industrial harbor.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 California harbor footage, then broader vintage maritime and industrial waterfront scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 California harbor view showing distant docked ships and a small motorboat crossing open water in soft 8mm color. — A small motorboat passes in front of distant ships docked across the harbor.

California port scene from 1961 with docked industrial vessels, cranes, and a small motorboat leaving a wake. — Docked harbor vessels and cranes sit behind a fast-moving small boat.

Soft 8mm view of a California harbor shoreline with cranes, dock structures, and moored vessel shapes across the water. — Cranes and moored vessel shapes appear along the industrial shoreline.

1961 California harbor footage showing a large grey docked ship with masts and waterfront structures beyond blue-grey water. — A large grey ship remains docked along the harbor waterfront.

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