A ferry passes near dock pilings as passengers look on from the camera boat.
1963 · San Francisco, California, United States
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Passengers on one boat watch a larger ferry approach the waterfront — San Francisco, California, 1963
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- 1963
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States
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- Still 1 · 0.40s into the source clip
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1963 San Francisco home-movie frame showing a red, white, and blue passenger ferry nearing a dock as boat passengers sit in the foreground.
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A foreground passenger glances back as the ferry draws alongside the dock.
1963 · San Francisco, California, United States
Still image · $49
The larger ferry passes close to the camera boat near the waterfront dock.
1963 · San Francisco, California, United States
Still image · $49
Source footage and archive context
San Francisco California-1963: Passenger Ferry Approaches 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
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Source reel 1112
Reel label: knotts berry farm,zoo,san diego,mary,park,phillip
Year note: 1963
Location note: california
Period detail
Period clues include collared shirts, sunglasses, a flat cap, painted ferry trim, and the soft color palette typical of early 1960s amateur film.
Film character
The footage has handheld 8mm texture, mild gate edges, soft focus, visible grain, and slightly muted color that reads as original home-movie material.
Historical context
The clip shows leisure or transit activity on San Francisco waters without confirming the ferry route, operator, or exact dock from the frames alone.
Research note
People and possible vessel signage are visible, so likeness and trademark review may be needed separate from footage copyright assessment.
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