Baltimore Maryland-1961: A View Of The Blue Sea On A Boat

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

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A View Of The Blue Sea On A Boat — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a serene view of the blue sea from a moving vessel. The footage, framed by dark window edges, shows gentle waves under a pale sky, with subtle film grain and natural light variations. A distant object briefly appears on the horizon, and a white railing enters the frame near the end, suggesting a ship or ferry. The clip evokes a sense of calm travel and mid-century nostalgia, ideal for historical or editorial 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: 127475372

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s travel, ferry, or coastal waterway requests needing an 8mm home-movie view from a vessel near Baltimore, Maryland.
Period detail: The dark frame edges, muted color, and small-gauge film texture support a mid-century home-movie look, though no landmarks or date-specific objects are visible.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds on the water through or beside a boat window, giving an unstaged passenger viewpoint rather than a composed scenic shot.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blue-green open water, a pale sky, dark window or frame edges, the horizon line, small distant specks, and a brief white railing or deck edge.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, slight exposure variation, soft focus, and handheld framing that register as physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm travel insert, maritime transition, water cutaway, or reflective memory beat between location scenes.
Historical context: The clip visually suggests leisure or transit by boat in the early 1960s, but the frames do not identify a specific vessel, route, or landmark.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable marks are visible; copyright, vessel/property context, and exact location should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Researcher matches include 1961 8mm sea view, Baltimore home movie water, boat window ocean footage, and vintage ferry water cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1961 Baltimore or Maryland travel footage, then broader 1960s boat, ferry, ocean, and waterway scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 8mm home-movie frame of open water near Baltimore, Maryland, viewed through dark window or frame edges. — Open water and horizon framed by dark edges from a moving vessel.

Blue sea and pale sky in a 1961 8mm Baltimore-area boat view, split by a dark vertical frame edge. — The horizon and water pass behind a dark central window or structural edge.

8mm frame of blue-green water near Baltimore with dark boat framing and a small white object low in the scene. — A small white shape appears near the lower edge as the camera continues across the water.

1961 8mm boat-view frame near Baltimore showing open water, horizon, dark framing, and a bright railing or deck edge. — A white railing or deck edge enters the lower right of the water view.

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