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Pearl Harbor Hawaii USA-1962: Damaged Buildings in Flooded Area at Pearl Harbor

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

  • Year1962
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationHonolulu, Hawaii, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1962 Hawaii

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Damaged Buildings in Flooded Area at Pearl Harbor — Clip Details

Black and white 8mm archival footage from 1962 showing the aftermath of destruction at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The clip reveals damaged buildings and debris scattered across a flooded area, with a partially submerged structure standing amidst the wreckage. The grainy, high-contrast image captures the somber mood of post-war devastation, with remnants of homes and infrastructure visible in the water. The camera remains mostly static, offering a haunting view of the historic site's ruined state. This vintage home movie footage is ideal for historical documentaries, editorial content, and nostalgic projects about World War II's impact on Hawaii.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Black & white
Resolution
4K restored master (MP4)
License
Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
120764462

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People 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
1962 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
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States 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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Topics & Keywords

  • mysterious
  • buildings
  • black and white
  • city
  • town
  • flooded
  • destruction
  • abandoned
  • sad
  • empty
  • war
  • ragged
  • interesting
  • sobering
  • impressive
  • iconic
  • important
  • dire
  • gone
  • damaged
  • house
  • remains
  • standing
  • village
  • landmarks
  • PEARL harbor hawaii USA
  • 1962
  • 1962 Pearl Harbor Hawaii USA
  • damaged buildings
  • flooded village
  • wartime destruction
  • post-war ruins
  • black and white 8mm film
  • vintage home movie
  • archival footage
  • historic destruction
  • abandoned structures
  • war aftermath
  • 8mm film
  • old footage
  • retro film
  • documentary footage
  • historical footage
  • war damage
  • destroyed homes
  • Hawaii history
  • 1960s footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s archival requests needing a brief black-and-white home-movie view of flood damage, damaged structures, and debris in Honolulu/Pearl Harbor-area footage.
Period detail
The frames show mid-century 8mm black-and-white imagery of damaged waterfront or village structures, with the 1962 Honolulu, Hawaii location supported by the supplied metadata rather than by visible signage.
Home-movie behavior
The mostly static framing gives an observational home-movie record of destruction from a bystander distance, without staged action or visible people.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a partially submerged small structure, floodwater, broken rooflines or walls, scattered debris, a bridge or elevated walkway, bare tree branches, and high-contrast shadows.
Film character
The clip has a grainy black-and-white 8mm look with soft focus, high contrast, slight jitter, and contact-print texture that signal original small-gauge film source.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a short cutaway, aftermath insert, transition beat, or visual evidence shot in a sequence about flooding, storm damage, or damaged Hawaiian infrastructure.
Historical context
The footage visually documents damaged buildings and debris in standing water, but the specific cause of the destruction is not identifiable from the frames alone.
Research note
No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any property or location identification should still be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match
Relevant researcher searches include 1962 Hawaii flood damage 8mm footage, Pearl Harbor damaged buildings black and white home movie, Honolulu aftermath debris film, and flooded village archival cutaway.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Honolulu or Pearl Harbor material, and finally broader themes of flood aftermath, damaged homes, and Hawaiian infrastructure recovery.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Honolulu/Pearl Harbor-area 8mm frame showing a damaged small structure amid floodwater, scattered debris, and high-contrast shadows.
Damaged structure standing amid floodwater and debris.
1962 Honolulu/Pearl Harbor-area black-and-white frame with a damaged structure, floodwater, debris piles, and a bright diagonal beam or pipe.
Flooded damage scene with structure and debris.
Wider 1962 Honolulu/Pearl Harbor-area 8mm view showing floodwater around a damaged structure, debris, and bare tree branches in soft black-and-white focus.
Wider view of floodwater around damaged remains.
1962 Honolulu/Pearl Harbor-area frame showing a damaged structure partly surrounded by floodwater, with debris and an elevated bridge or walkway crossing the background.
Damaged structure below an elevated span near floodwater.

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