Gibraltar-1959: Three Men Rowing A Small Boat On Rough Waters

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationGibraltar
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 Gibraltar

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Three Men Rowing A Small Boat On Rough Waters — Clip Details

GIBRALTAR-1959: Three men navigate a small rowboat across choppy blue waters in this vintage 8mm home movie. One man stands at the stern, rowing with rhythmic strokes, while two others sit in the boat, one handling a light source. The footage captures the struggle against the waves, with the boat swaying and water splashing around the oars. Shot on 8mm film, the clip shows natural grain, warm color tones, and a handheld perspective, evoking a sense of raw, unfiltered life from the late 1950s. This authentic archival footage is ideal for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or editorial projects exploring mid-century maritime life.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127735243

Rights & Clearance

$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: 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: 1959 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: Gibraltar 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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s Gibraltar home-movie footage for requests needing small-boat rowing, rough water travel, or mid-century maritime labor as documentary cutaway material.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1950s clothing and a wooden rowboat, with no visible modern equipment, signage, brands, or identifiable landmarks in the sampled frames.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged effort of three men balancing, rowing, and handling gear as the boat moves through choppy blue water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three adult men, a small wooden rowboat, long oars, dark blue rough water, bundled gear, pale stern panels, and a bright handheld light or reflective object.
Film character: The 8mm scan has saturated blue water, soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, and slight exposure variation that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for sea crossing, manual travel, small craft, or precarious movement on water.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for small-boat movement and informal waterfront activity in Gibraltar without identifying a specific harbor, voyage, or event.
Research note: Adult faces are visible but not clearly identifiable; copyright, likeness, and any location permissions should be reviewed separately before commercial use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1959 Gibraltar 8mm rowboat, three men rowing rough water, vintage home movie small boat, and mid-century maritime footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Gibraltar 1959 waterfront material, then broader 1950s small-boat or rowing footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In this 1959 Gibraltar 8mm frame, three adult men occupy a small rowboat as long oars extend across rough blue water. — Three men steady a small rowboat while oars cut across choppy water.

The rowboat angles through choppy water in Gibraltar, with one man standing near the stern and two men seated among gear. — A small boat shifts on the waves as three men manage the oars and gear.

A high-angle 8mm view shows three men in a small rowboat on deep blue water, with oars spread and gear clustered near the stern. — The boat is seen from above as the men continue across rough water.

Near the end of the clip, the Gibraltar rowboat fills the frame with three men, visible gear, bright reflections, and oars over rough water. — The rowboat comes closer in frame, showing gear and oars against the moving water.

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