Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: Vintage Footage Of Military Document

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Year1944
Decade1940s
LocationLeyte Gulf, Philippines
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1944 Philippines

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Vintage Footage Of Military Document — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this archival footage shows a military document title card from the Leyte Gulf campaign. The text 'THE PACIFIC 1944' appears first, followed by 'CONVOY TO LEYTE', both typed in a classic typewriter font on textured green paper. The grainy, slightly faded quality and film edge borders reflect authentic wartime home movie footage. This clip offers a rare, authentic glimpse into World War II Pacific theater logistics and personal documentation from the era.

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: 123138036

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: 1944 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: Leyte Gulf, Philippines 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 documentary or museum edits needing a 1940s Pacific theater title-card insert tied to the Leyte convoy subject.
Period detail: Typed text reading THE PACIFIC 1944 and CONVOY TO LEYTE on textured green paper supports a wartime document or home-movie title-card context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a personal reel's labeling practice, showing how the filmmaker identified military travel material before or within the footage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include typed title text, green paper texture, dark film borders, frame division, dust specks, soft focus, and uneven exposure.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows coarse grain, muted green color, soft registration, dark edge borders, and light surface wear consistent with aged physical film.
Edit role: An editor can use this as an establishing insert, chapter title, transition, or research cue before Leyte Gulf convoy footage.
Historical context: The visible card frames the material around Pacific wartime movement to Leyte without itself showing ships, troops, combat, or landscape detail.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright and source-reel permissions should still be checked separately from likeness concerns.
Research search match: Searches such as 1944 Pacific 8mm title card, convoy to Leyte home movie, Leyte Gulf document insert, and World War II typed title card may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1944 Leyte Gulf material, then broader Pacific convoy or World War II logistics scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 Pacific title card on green paper, with typed text, soft focus, grain, and black 8mm frame edges. — Typed title card reading THE PACIFIC and 1944.

Pacific 1944 title card remains visible on textured green paper, with muted color, grain, and dark 8mm borders. — Second view of the THE PACIFIC 1944 title card.

Typed CONVOY TO LEYTE title card on green paper, presented as a 1944 Leyte-related reel label with aged 8mm texture. — Typed card reading CONVOY TO LEYTE.

Final frame of the CONVOY TO LEYTE title card, showing typed lettering, green paper, soft focus, and aged 8mm film borders. — End frame of the CONVOY TO LEYTE card.

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