Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: Soldier Gets Ready To Board Boat

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

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Soldier Gets Ready To Board Boat — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this archival footage captures a soldier in a military helmet and uniform preparing to board a boat during the Leyte Gulf campaign. The grainy black-and-white footage shows the soldier maneuvering on a ship's deck, surrounded by rigging and naval equipment, with the ocean visible in the background. The handheld camera movement and film grain lend a raw, authentic feel to this historic wartime moment, offering a rare glimpse into naval operations during World War II.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123138064

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: 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: 1940s wartime 8mm footage for documentary or museum sequences needing a brief shipboard boarding-preparation view from the Leyte Gulf campaign.
Period detail: The helmeted uniform, ship rigging, small boat, and monochrome 8mm texture support a mid-1940s military maritime setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the close, handheld observation of a service member moving carefully around ship equipment rather than a staged military view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a helmeted soldier, ship railings, rigging lines, a suspended boat, deck equipment, water beyond the vessel, and heavy frame edges.
Film character: The clip has soft black-and-white 8mm grain, uneven exposure, gate shadows, and handheld framing that register as physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert or cutaway for boarding, troop movement, naval preparation, or a wartime memory beat.
Historical context: The frames show a military figure preparing near a boat at sea, giving visual context for wartime movement without confirming the larger operation from the image alone.
Research note: People and military activity are visible, so likeness, context, and source rights should be reviewed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful search phrasing includes 1940s 8mm wartime shipboard soldier, Leyte Gulf Philippines home movie, and World War II boat boarding footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel shipboard shots, then Leyte Gulf 1944 material, then broader World War II naval and troop-transport footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1944 Leyte Gulf footage, a helmeted soldier appears beside rigging and a suspended boat on a ship deck. — A helmeted soldier moves near rigging and a boat on the ship deck.

A helmeted soldier in 1944 Leyte Gulf footage appears to handle lines or equipment beside a small boat at sea. — The soldier works beside the boat and surrounding rigging.

The soldier is partly hidden by ship rigging while moving near the suspended boat in the Leyte Gulf setting. — Rigging partly obscures the soldier as he moves by the boat.

A helmeted soldier leans toward the suspended boat on a ship deck in 1944 Leyte Gulf wartime footage. — The soldier leans toward the boat during shipboard preparation.

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