A large flat fish hangs upright as barefoot people stand on the concrete dock.
1963 · San Francisco, California, United States
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A large fish is carried past a small group standing barefoot on the dock — San Francisco, California, 1963
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- 1963
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Image
- Still 2 · 1.80s into the source clip
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1963 San Francisco dock scene with a large flat fish carried past barefoot people in handheld 8mm footage.
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Source footage and archive context
San Francisco California-1963: Man Holds Large Flounder on Dock
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Source format: 8mm.
Browse the collection: 1963 San Francisco California.
Date documentation · estimated
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 documentation · estimated
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.
Source reel 1112
Reel label: knotts berry farm,zoo,san diego,mary,park,phillip
Year note: 1963
Location note: california
Period detail
Bare feet, short casual clothing, handheld 8mm color, and the dock setting support a 1960s home-movie view without identifying a specific landmark.
Film character
The footage has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight color fading, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that read as original home-movie texture.
Historical context
The scene shows casual dockside fishing activity in San Francisco in 1963, with people dressed informally and focused on the caught fish.
Research note
People are visible mostly from the legs down, so likeness risk appears limited but should still be reviewed separately from footage copyright status.
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