Nassau Bahamas-1961: Man Descending The Stairs Of A Large White Cruise Ship In

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationNassau, Bahamas
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Nassau Bahamas

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Man Descending The Stairs Of A Large White Cruise Ship In — Clip Details

NASSAU BAHAMAS-1961: Vintage 8mm film captures passengers descending a gangway from the white cruise ship Florida. A man in a light suit and hat steps down the metal ramp, followed by others, while a woman in a white dress watches from a balcony above. The ship's name is clearly visible on the hull, and the footage shows the characteristic grain and color palette of 1960s home movies. This archival clip evokes mid-century travel nostalgia and leisure cruises.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127584112

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$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1121 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: trip to florida,nassau,browns hotel,spring,woodpecker build nest,tree,catfish caught river,flowers,tulip
Reel-level year note: 1960-1961
Reel-level location note: florida,nassau
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: Nassau, Bahamas 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm travel footage for productions needing a concise cruise-arrival or port-of-call moment in Nassau.
Period detail: The white ship, metal gangway, portholes, railings, dress clothing and visible FLORIDA name support a mid-century passenger-cruise setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches passengers leaving the ship from a visitor perspective, preserving small gestures of disembarkation rather than a staged travel scene.
What appears in frame: Visible details include the ship name FLORIDA, white hull, open doorway, gangway, portholes, upper-deck railings, passengers and a woman watching above.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, mild color fade, visible grain and slight handheld framing that give the scene a home-movie archival texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as an insert, arrival transition, travel-memory beat or cutaway within a sequence about cruises, Nassau visits or mid-century tourism.
Historical context: The clip visually situates leisure travel around a passenger ship arrival, with dressed travelers moving from vessel to shore in a port setting.
Research note: People and the ship name are visible, so users should assess likeness, trademark or vessel-identification concerns separately from footage copyright.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1961 Nassau cruise ship, 8mm Bahamas travel, passengers descending gangway and home movie port arrival.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Nassau 1961 travel footage, then with broader cruise, port arrival or mid-century vacation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Nassau home-movie frame showing the white cruise ship FLORIDA with passengers near railings and an open lower doorway. — Passengers are visible on the white ship as the FLORIDA name appears above the lower doorway.

1961 Nassau frame of the FLORIDA cruise ship, with a woman at the upper railing and figures near the open lower doorway. — A woman watches from the railing while figures gather near the open doorway below.

A man in a light suit and hat steps down the gangway from the FLORIDA cruise ship in this 1961 Nassau home-movie frame. — A man descends the metal gangway from the ship doorway while others remain nearby.

1961 Nassau frame showing a man on the gangway beneath the FLORIDA name, with the ship door open and portholes nearby. — The man moves farther down the gangway as the ship doorway remains open behind him.

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