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California-1952: People Watching A Motorboat On The Sea

  • Year1952
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationCalifornia, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
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People Watching A Motorboat On The Sea — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a group of people on a boat or dock observing a small motorboat speeding across the open sea. The footage, viewed through a dark frame, shows the distant boat leaving a white wake as it moves across the blue water under an overcast sky. The grainy, slightly faded quality and film scratches are characteristic of 8mm home movie footage from the early 1950s. The scene evokes a sense of leisure and coastal recreation, with the silhouettes of onlookers in the foreground adding to the nostalgic, candid feel of the moment.

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
127545515

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors 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 1234 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label
miss universe
Reel-level year note
1952
Reel-level location note
california
Date
1952 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

  • sea
  • boat
  • people
  • nature
  • sun
  • sports
  • recreation
  • california
  • 1952
  • 1952 California home movie
  • vintage 8mm film
  • motorboat on sea
  • people watching boat
  • 1950s recreation
  • coastal leisure
  • archival footage
  • retro 8mm
  • old film
  • seaside activity
  • 1950s nostalgia
  • vintage boat footage
  • 8mm home movie
  • historical footage
  • classic film
  • 1950s California
  • vintage sea footage
  • old home movie
  • 8mm film
  • 1950s leisure

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1950s California coastal recreation requests needing brief home-movie views of spectators watching a small motorboat offshore.

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