Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: Crane Loading Armored Vehicle from Ship

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

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Crane Loading Armored Vehicle from Ship — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this archival footage captures a military amphibious operation in Leyte Gulf, Philippines. A large crane lifts a tracked armored vehicle from a ship, lowering it onto a ramp as waves crash below. The scene unfolds under a bright sky, with the deep blue ocean stretching to the horizon and other vessels visible in the distance. Soldiers in period uniforms stand on the deck, overseeing the transfer. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight motion blur, evoking the raw authenticity of wartime home movie footage. This clip offers a rare glimpse into WWII logistics and naval operations in the Pacific theater.

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: 123138199

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: Useful for 1940s WWII Pacific logistics requests needing editorial or documentary footage of shipboard cargo transfer in Leyte Gulf.
Period detail: The frames may show wartime naval equipment, a ship crane, uniformed personnel, and a tracked vehicle or large military load being moved from ship to dock.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a shipboard observer's perspective, catching the practical work of a deck transfer rather than a staged military presentation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include open sea, ship deck, crane rigging, a suspended heavy load, a ramp or dock edge, distant vessels, and small figures on deck.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows dense grain, saturated blue-purple color shift, soft focus, handheld framing, and exposure variation typical of small-gauge wartime footage.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief logistics insert, naval cutaway, transition into a Pacific theater sequence, or material-culture detail.
Historical context: The scene visually situates amphibious supply work at sea, emphasizing machinery, deck labor, and cargo movement rather than combat action.
Research note: People are visible at a distance and military activity is shown; review copyright status separately from likeness, location, and contextual sensitivities.
Research search match: Researcher searches may include 8mm WWII Leyte Gulf crane, Pacific war ship cargo transfer, amphibious logistics footage, and 1940s naval deck operations.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel military logistics shots, then other 1944 Leyte Gulf material, then broader WWII Pacific shipboard operations.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 Leyte Gulf shipboard view of a crane moving a large military load above the deck and ocean. — A crane holds a heavy load near the ship deck as vessels appear in the distance.

Crane rigging lowers a large load toward the ship deck in wartime Leyte Gulf footage. — The suspended load shifts closer to the ramp area while the sea fills the background.

A crane positions a large military load near a ramp while a person stands on the deck in Leyte Gulf. — The load is guided toward the deck as a small figure stands near the ramp area.

Two deck figures stand near a ramp as crane rigging holds a large load during the Leyte Gulf transfer. — Deck personnel remain near the ramp while the crane-held load sits beside the ship structure.

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