Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: Sailor Climbing Rigging On Docked Sailboat

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

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Sailor Climbing Rigging On Docked Sailboat — Clip Details

A man in military attire climbs the rigging of a docked sailboat in Leyte Gulf, Philippines, during 1944. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the sailor navigating ropes and masts with focused determination. The grainy, monochrome image reflects the era's home movie style, with visible film damage and soft focus. The scene evokes wartime naval activity and personal moments of service, offering authentic archival footage for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 123138076

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s wartime home-movie requests needing a brief naval or dockside activity cutaway from Leyte Gulf, Philippines.
Period detail: The military-style clothing, sailboat rigging, monochrome 8mm texture, and supplied 1944 Leyte Gulf metadata place the scene in a wartime Pacific setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value in the man's careful, practical movement through ropes and gear rather than a posed military portrait.
What appears in frame: A man in uniform-like clothing, mast lines, ropes, boom or spar, deck edge, pulley hardware, and soft harbor light are visible.
Film character: Soft focus, heavy grain, uneven exposure, frame-edge darkening, and specks from the 8mm scan give the scene a physical home-movie character.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short insert, transitional detail, or memory beat for wartime service, maritime work, or shipboard preparation.
Historical context: The visible action suggests routine handling of a docked sailboat or rigging during the period, without proving a specific operation or event.
Research note: A person is visible and military context is likely; review copyright source status separately from any likeness or contextual permissions.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1944 Leyte Gulf 8mm footage, wartime sailor climbing rigging, docked sailboat ropes, and Pacific naval home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1944 Leyte Gulf material, then broader wartime maritime or serviceman activity scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1944 Leyte Gulf footage, a man in military-style clothing crouches on a docked sailboat amid ropes and mast lines. — The man works low among the rigging on the sailboat deck.

The man moves through the sailboat rigging, partly silhouetted against the pale sky in the supplied Leyte Gulf setting. — The figure shifts position while climbing or handling the lines.

A man in military-style clothing stands on the sailboat deck near ropes and pulley hardware in this 1940s home-movie frame. — The sailor-like figure steadies himself beside the rigging.

The man stands among mast lines and appears to lift or handle a small item while balanced on the sailboat deck. — The figure handles gear amid the rigging near the end of the clip.

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