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California-1961: Clip Of Docked Battleships In The Harbor With Buildings In The

  • Year1961
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationCalifornia, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1961 California
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Clip Of Docked Battleships In The Harbor With Buildings... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a naval harbor in California. The footage shows several large battleships docked at a port, with military vessels moored alongside a waterfront lined with institutional buildings. The camera pans across the scene, offering views of the ships' superstructures and the surrounding coastline. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: soft focus, grainy texture, and faded color tones typical of 1960s home movies. The overall mood is nostalgic and documentary-like, capturing a moment of Cold War-era naval presence.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127409116

Rights & Clearance

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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
California, United States Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • battleships
  • dock
  • harbor
  • port
  • navy
  • clip
  • docked
  • buildings
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  • transportation
  • california
  • 1961
  • 1960s naval footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • California harbor
  • docked battleships
  • military ships
  • Cold War era
  • Super 8 home movie
  • naval base
  • 1961 archival footage
  • wartime vessels
  • historical military
  • retro film
  • old film footage
  • naval history
  • vintage military
  • 1960s home movie
  • American navy
  • wartime ships
  • classic film
  • 8mm home movie

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s California harbor or Cold War-era naval presence requests needing brief editorial cutaways of docked military ships.

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