Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: Wooden Crates Suspended From A Large Rope Being

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

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Wooden Crates Suspended From A Large Rope Being — Clip Details

LEYTE GULF PHILIPPINES-1944: A vintage 8mm home movie clip captures a large pile of wooden crates suspended by rope, likely during wartime logistics operations. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows the crates being lifted or moved, with a dark blue background suggesting a ship's deck or dockside. The image quality is grainy with film artifacts, characteristic of 1940s amateur footage. The scene evokes a sense of wartime activity and historical documentation, with the wooden crates and rope forming the central focus against a shadowy backdrop.

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: 123138175

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 logistics edits needing 8mm home-movie views of cargo handling in the Leyte Gulf, Philippines area.
Period detail: The clip may show rope-suspended wooden crates or framed cargo, with the 8mm color, grain, and shipboard or dockside setting supporting a 1940s archival reading.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an observational home-movie feel, holding close on the suspended cargo rather than staging a formal military or newsreel view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark water or deck space, a distant shoreline, mountains, a rope, bundled wooden crate frames, shadows, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The scan carries soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, frame edges, and color shift that read as physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a short cutaway, logistics insert, or memory beat within sequences about wartime transport, supply movement, or harbor activity.
Historical context: The visible crate bundle and rope suggest cargo movement, but the frames do not identify the unit, vessel, cargo contents, or exact operation.
Research note: Review for copyright status, possible likeness concerns because people are flagged in the clip metadata, and any military-context sensitivity; no brands are visible in these frames.
Research search match: Researchers may search for 1940s 8mm Leyte Gulf cargo handling, Philippines wartime logistics home movie, wooden crates suspended by rope, or harbor supply footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other 1944 Leyte Gulf material, then broader 1940s wartime shipping and cargo-handling footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Leyte Gulf, Philippines 1944 home-movie frame showing water, distant shoreline, and low mountains through soft 8mm exposure. — Distant shoreline and mountains across water, framed by dark film edges.

1944 Leyte Gulf 8mm frame showing a rope-suspended bundle of wooden crate frames against a dark blue shipboard or dockside surface. — Suspended wooden crate frames hang over a dark blue background.

Leyte Gulf, Philippines 1944 frame with a close 8mm view of bundled wooden crate frames being held or lifted by rope. — A dense bundle of wooden crate frames fills the frame during cargo handling.

1944 Leyte Gulf 8mm frame showing a rope-held bundle of wooden crate frames beside a dark vertical surface, likely during cargo movement. — The crate bundle hangs beside a dark surface as the camera looks down from close range.

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