Cairo Egypt-1946: The Port of Alexandria Title Card and Steamship on Mediterranean Sea

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

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The Port of Alexandria Title Card and Steamship on... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm film footage from Cairo, Egypt, in 1946, showing a title card for 'The Port of Alexandria' with text detailing British surveys from 1857 to 1858. The clip features a blue-tinted, grainy title card with a circular emblem at the top, followed by a distant view of a large steamship on the Mediterranean Sea, emitting smoke from its stacks. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics including scratches, dust, and soft focus, capturing a nostalgic moment of mid-20th century maritime history and archival documentation.

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: 122713001

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: 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s archive requests needing a maritime Egypt insert, port title card, or brief Mediterranean steamship view for documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The blue title card cites Egypt, the Mediterranean Sea, Alexandria, and British survey dates, while the following shot shows a distant steamship on open water.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot archival feel, moving from filmed reference material to a distant ship view rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a blue port title card, printed survey text, circular emblem, film gate edges, scratches, sea horizon, distant steamship, and smoke stacks.
Film character: Soft focus, blue tint, visible grain, dust, scratches, and uneven exposure give the short 8mm segment a physical mid-century home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an establishing insert, chapter transition, maritime cutaway, or memory beat before broader Alexandria or Mediterranean port footage.
Historical context: The footage visually links Alexandria to maritime navigation and steamship travel without showing identifiable people, dock activity, or specific port infrastructure.
Research note: No people, brands, or private property are visible, but the printed title artwork and underlying film copyright should still be reviewed before licensing.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1940s 8mm Egypt footage, Port of Alexandria title card, Mediterranean steamship, archival harbor travel film, and vintage maritime insert.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then Cairo or Alexandria footage from 1946, then other Mediterranean ports, steamships, title cards, or travel-film inserts.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Egypt travel footage appears to show a distant steamship crossing the Mediterranean Sea, seen through soft, scratched 8mm film. — A steamship appears on the horizon, its stacks emitting smoke over the water.

Blue-tinted title card for The Port of Alexandria, with Egypt and Mediterranean Sea text visible above the main title. — The title card introduces The Port of Alexandria with smaller survey text beneath.

The Port of Alexandria title card fills the frame, with blue tint, soft focus, dust, scratches, and dark 8mm frame edges. — The title card remains onscreen, softened by grain, scratches, and blue tint.

A blue 8mm frame shows the The Port of Alexandria title card, including a circular emblem and smaller British survey wording. — The printed title card shows Alexandria reference text within the 8mm film frame.

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