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Cairo Egypt-1946: Man On A Boat In The Sea Looking Through Binoculars

  • Year1946
  • Decade1940s
  • LocationCairo, Egypt
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1946 Egypt
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Man On A Boat In The Sea Looking Through Binoculars — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from Cairo, Egypt, 1946 shows a man on a sailboat at sea, wearing a light-colored short-sleeve shirt and using binoculars to scan the horizon. The film captures him adjusting the optics, then looking up with a smile, with the ocean and boat rigging visible behind him. The clip ends with a distant view of a large ship on the horizon, its smokestack emitting a faint plume. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and edge damage, conveying a nostalgic, personal travel memory from the postwar era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
122712964

Rights & Clearance

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

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Date
1946 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Cairo, Egypt Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

  • man
  • sea
  • boat
  • water
  • adventure
  • binoculars
  • nature
  • egypt
  • 1946
  • 1946 Egypt travel footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • man on sailboat
  • binoculars sea view
  • postwar era home movie
  • classic Super 8
  • sailing adventure
  • maritime history
  • 1940s travel
  • archival footage
  • retro film
  • nautical scene
  • vintage binoculars
  • old film grain
  • Egyptian coastline
  • 1946 documentary
  • sailing ship
  • sea voyage
  • nostalgic travel
  • 8mm home movie

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1940s travel or maritime sequences needing personal home-movie footage of a man using binoculars aboard a boat, with a ship cutaway for documentary or museum edits.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1946 Egypt travel footage, an adult man on a boat looks down while holding binoculars near rigging and sea.
A man handles binoculars on deck with boat rigging and water behind him.

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