Cairo Egypt-1946: Men Work Aboard A Large Ship

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationCairo, Egypt
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Egypt

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Men Work Aboard A Large Ship — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from Cairo, Egypt, 1946, captures a large ship at sea with crew members working on deck. The grainy, color-bleached film shows men in light-colored shirts and trousers performing tasks near the ship's superstructure, with the blue ocean visible in the background. The perspective is from another vessel, with a vertical mast or pole partially obstructing the view. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics—slight motion blur, film grain, and a nostalgic, historical atmosphere—offering authentic archival material for documentaries, historical projects, or retro-themed content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122712568

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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: 1946 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: Cairo, Egypt 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1940s maritime and travel-history requests needing brief shipboard labor or vessel-to-vessel deck activity from real 8mm footage.
Period detail: The light work clothes, ship railings, davits and large painted funnels may show mid-1940s passenger or working-vessel details consistent with the supplied 1946 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an observational passenger viewpoint, watching crew or workers across from another vessel rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large ship side, tall funnels or masts, deck railings, small work areas, men in light clothing, blue water and obstructing vertical rigging.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, handheld framing, mild blur, faded color and dense grain that give the brief maritime view clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short cutaway, maritime transition, shipboard labor insert or memory beat within a 1940s Egypt or sea-travel sequence.
Historical context: The frames show men working or gathering on the deck of a large vessel, with the camera separated by railings or rigging and open water nearby.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright status is separate from privacy or property concerns.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1946 Egypt 8mm ship deck, 1940s maritime home movie, men working aboard ship, and vintage vessel at sea footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Cairo or Egypt 1946 travel footage, then broader 1940s maritime, shipboard labor or ocean-transport material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Egypt 8mm frame showing the side of a large ship with deck structures, railings and water visible behind it. — A vessel is seen from another ship, with a tall vertical structure obscuring part of the deck.

A 1946 Egypt maritime view shows a large vessel's deck and superstructure, with open water in the background. — The camera holds on the ship's deck area, partially blocked by rigging or a funnel in the foreground.

The 8mm frame shows a large ship at sea near Cairo-era travel footage context, with railings, windows and rigging visible. — A close vessel-to-vessel view frames the ship's side, deck fixtures and water beyond.

1946 Egypt 8mm footage shows several men in light clothing gathered or working on a large ship deck. — Men stand and sit on the deck near railings and ship equipment, filmed from a higher vantage point.

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