Cuba-1956: Ship Docked At Port And Colonial Building With Parked Cars

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Ship Docked At Port And Colonial Building With Parked Cars — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from Cuba in 1956 captures a classic ocean liner docked at a port, its white hull and dark smokestack standing against a cloudy sky. The scene shifts to an ornate colonial building with arched stone colonnades and balconies, where people in period attire stand and observe. Classic American cars from the 1950s are parked below, adding to the nostalgic atmosphere. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and authentic home movie imperfections, offering a rare glimpse of mid-century Cuban life and travel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
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Duration: 5s
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Clip ID: 120973369

Rights & Clearance

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1956 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: Cuba 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Cuba travel, port, architecture, and street-life requests needing concise editorial or documentary inserts from real 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The clip shows mid-century cars, an ocean liner, and colonial-style arcades and balconies, with the 1956 Cuba date supported by supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot perspective, alternating between a docked ship and street-level architecture with people casually visible on balconies and near cars.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an ocean liner at port, cloudy sea horizon, stone arches, balconies, parked 1950s cars, building facades, and small human figures.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, gate edges, and handheld framing that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, travel transition, port cutaway, or memory beat for mid-century Cuba and Caribbean journey sequences.
Historical context: The frames suggest tourism or travel observation in Cuba, contrasting maritime infrastructure with colonial urban architecture and parked American cars.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no visible logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1956 Cuba 8mm home movie, Havana-style colonial arches, ocean liner at Cuban port, and 1950s Caribbean street cars.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Cuba 1956 travel scenes, then broader 1950s port, ship, street, and architecture material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 Cuba home-movie frame showing a colonial-style building with stone arches, balconies, and a small figure visible near an upper railing. — Colonial-style facade with arched colonnade and balcony figures.

1956 Cuba street view with a stone arcade, balconies, and several parked mid-century cars in front of the building. — Parked cars line the street below stone arches and balconies.

1956 Cuba port scene showing a white ocean liner with a dark smokestack docked against a cloudy sea horizon. — Ocean liner docked at the waterfront under a cloudy sky.

1956 Cuba home-movie frame of a docked ocean liner seen from the waterfront, with soft 8mm color and visible frame borders. — Docked liner held in a steady waterfront view.

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