Three crabs spread across a wet, moss-covered rock surface.
1963 · San Francisco, California, United States
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Crabs move slowly across the textured rock, one near the upper right edge — San Francisco, California, 1963
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- 1963
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States
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- Still 2 · 1.80s into the source clip
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1963 8mm San Francisco frame with small crabs positioned across a damp, green-tinged rock face.
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1963 · San Francisco, California, United States
Still image · $49
Crabs continue moving across the wet rock surface near the end of the clip.
1963 · San Francisco, California, United States
Still image · $49
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San Francisco California-1963: Three Crabs Moving on Mossy Rock
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Source format: 8mm.
Browse the collection: 1963 San Francisco California.
Date documentation · estimated
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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
The frames show no built environment or dated objects, so the 1963 period context rests on the source metadata and the visible 8mm home-movie color and grain.
Film character
The footage carries 8mm texture through visible grain, soft focus, faded color, uneven exposure, and contact-print borders around the frames.
Historical context
The clip documents casual mid-century home filming of shoreline wildlife rather than a public event or identifiable landmark.
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