Maine USA-1971: Japanese Cargo Ship Shin Honshu Maru

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationMaine, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 Maine

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Japanese Cargo Ship Shin Honshu Maru — Clip Details

MAINE USA-1971: A vintage 8mm home movie captures the Shin Honshu Maru, a Japanese cargo ship, docked under a deep blue sky. The footage shows the ship's black hull with white lettering, a prominent smokestack with red and white stripes, and the Japanese flag flying. The camera pans across the deck, revealing railings, life preservers, and rigging, all rendered with the characteristic grain and color saturation of 1970s Super 8 film. This archival clip evokes a sense of maritime history and mid-century travel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123064080

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1008 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: new york,vermont,new hampshire,maine
Date: 1971 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Maine, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1970s 8mm maritime footage for productions needing a brief cutaway of a Japanese cargo ship docked in Maine.
Period detail: Visible clues include a black cargo hull, Japanese flag, striped funnel, deck railings, rigging, and saturated 1970s home-movie color.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld camera studies the ship from dockside, giving the scene a visitor-shot observational perspective rather than a staged industrial view.
What appears in frame: The frames show the Shin Honshu Maru hull lettering, Japanese flag, tall funnel, deck railings, lifebuoys, mast rigging, and mooring gear.
Film character: The clip has dense blue color, soft focus, gate edges, grain, and handheld framing consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short maritime insert, travel-memory cutaway, harbor transition, or visual beat for international shipping.
Historical context: The footage documents a Japanese cargo vessel at a U.S. harbor in the early 1970s without making claims about its voyage or cargo.
Research note: Ship name and flag are visible, so copyright, trademark, vessel identification, and location context should be reviewed separately from likeness rights.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1971 Maine harbor 8mm, Japanese cargo ship home movie, Shin Honshu Maru footage, and vintage freighter dockside.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Maine 1971 harbor material, then broader 1970s cargo ship or maritime travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Maine 8mm frame showing the Shin Honshu Maru hull, Japanese flag, striped funnel, and deck details. — The Shin Honshu Maru is seen from dockside with its flag and funnel visible.

Dockside 8mm view of the Japanese cargo ship in Maine, with flag, funnel bands, and upper deck structures. — The camera frames the ship's upper deck, flag, and dark hull lettering.

1971 Maine home-movie frame showing the Shin Honshu Maru deck with striped funnel, railings, lifebuoys, and rigging. — Deck fittings and the striped funnel dominate this closer dockside view.

Final 8mm frame of the Maine cargo ship view, with funnel, rigging, deck railings, lifebuoys, and mooring equipment. — The camera settles on the ship's forward deck structures and mooring gear.

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