Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: Armored Vehicle Lowered Onto Ship Deck

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

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Armored Vehicle Lowered Onto Ship Deck — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this archival footage captures a military operation in Leyte Gulf, Philippines. A large armored vehicle is lowered by crane onto a ship's deck amidst choppy blue waters. Soldiers stand nearby, observing the transfer. The scene is bathed in a deep purple hue, characteristic of aged film, with visible grain and slight distortion. The final frame shifts to a distant view of a white church tower with a bell, framed by a large tree, suggesting a nearby village. This historic home movie offers a rare glimpse of wartime logistics and Pacific theater life.

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: 123138200

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 Pacific theater archive requests needing brief home-movie evidence of shipboard military logistics and nearby civilian surroundings.
Period detail: The footage may show wartime-era naval transport activity, with a crane lowering a large vehicle near a ship deck and soldiers or crew standing nearby.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal observer perspective, looking down at a military transfer rather than a staged newsreel setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include choppy blue water, a ship or dock edge, a suspended armored vehicle, crane rigging, deck structures, standing figures, a church tower, and a large tree.
Film character: The scan has strong 8mm grain, purple-blue color shift, soft focus, gate edges, and exposure variation that mark it as aged physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short logistics insert, wartime movement cutaway, or transition from military transport to a nearby village view.
Historical context: The clip visually connects military supply handling around Leyte Gulf with a brief glimpse of local built environment, without confirming a specific unit or vessel.
Research note: People are visible and military activity is shown, so likeness, context, and copyright status should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Search phrases include 1944 Leyte Gulf 8mm military footage, Pacific theater vehicle lowered by crane, ship deck logistics home movie, and Philippines wartime church tower.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Leyte Gulf 1944 footage, then broader Pacific theater transport, shipboard logistics, and village cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 Leyte Gulf home-movie frame showing a large military vehicle suspended by crane near a ship deck or dock edge. — A vehicle is lowered by crane beside a ship or dock during a military transfer.

Overhead 8mm frame from Leyte Gulf showing a crane-lifted armored vehicle near a vessel or dock structure. — The vehicle hangs above the deck area as water moves behind the ship or dock.

Purple-shifted 8mm frame of a military vehicle being lowered by crane in Leyte Gulf, with figures nearby. — A crane lowers the vehicle while nearby figures stand around the transfer area.

Brief Leyte Gulf area village view showing a white church tower, bell opening, wall, and large tree on aged 8mm film. — The clip ends on a distant church tower framed by a large tree and bright exposure.

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