Baltimore Maryland-1961: Steamboat Docked at Baltimore Riverfront

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationBaltimore, Maryland, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 Baltimore Maryland

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Steamboat Docked at Baltimore Riverfront — Clip Details

Shot from inside a vehicle, this 1961 8mm home movie captures a large white steamboat docked at a riverfront in Baltimore, Maryland. The vessel, with its prominent smokestack and multiple decks, is viewed through a car window, with the steering wheel visible in the foreground. The footage shows slight motion blur and film grain, characteristic of vintage Super 8 home movies, conveying a nostalgic, personal perspective of mid-century transportation and river travel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127474925

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1961 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

ship
riverbend boat
dock
lake
transportation
video
baltimore maryland
1961
1961 home movie footage
vintage 8mm film
steamboat dock
riverboat travel
car window view
vintage transportation
classic steamship
archival footage
retro film
8mm home movie
historical footage
old film
nostalgic clip
documentary footage
mid-century travel
riverfront
steamboat
vintage car interior

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s documentary or editorial requests needing a brief Baltimore waterfront travel view of a docked steamboat filmed from a car.
Period detail: The white multi-deck vessel, tall smokestack, car window framing, and steering wheel may show mid-century riverfront transportation and visitor travel habits.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of a visitor-shot glimpse, with the camera looking past the car interior rather than presenting a staged harbor view.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a white steamboat, dark smokestack, dockside setting, car window frames, steering wheel, windshield posts, and heavy interior shadows.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and handheld motion that add credible home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quick cutaway, travel insert, memory beat, or transition into a Baltimore waterfront or river transport sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually places leisure or travel observation inside a car at a waterfront, without identifying the vessel, dock, or event beyond the supplied metadata.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are apparent, but vessel identity, dock ownership, copyright, and property permissions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1961 Baltimore steamboat footage, 8mm harbor home movie, docked passenger vessel, riverfront car-window view, and vintage travel cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Baltimore waterfront material, then broader 1960s transportation and dockside travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Baltimore home-movie frame of a white multi-deck steamboat viewed from inside a car near the waterfront. — A docked white steamboat is filmed through a car window, with the steering wheel silhouetted in front.

White passenger-style steamboat at a Baltimore waterfront, framed by dark windshield pillars from inside a vehicle. — The vessel's upper decks and forward section appear beyond the vehicle's dark interior framing.

A brief 1961 Baltimore waterfront glimpse shows part of the steamboat through the car window, with the interior in shadow. — The camera catches a partial view of the vessel while the dark car interior dominates the frame.

End frame from inside the car, with the steamboat mostly out of view and dockside forms visible in strong contrast. — As the view shifts, the car interior becomes dominant and only dockside shapes remain outside the bright window.

Visually Similar Clips