Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: Grainy Footage Of Typed Title Page That Says Tacloban Provisional Capital

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

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Grainy Footage Of Typed Title Page That Says Tacloban... — Clip Details

Grainy 8mm home movie footage from 1944, showing a typewritten title card for Tacloban, identified as the Provisional Capital. The text appears in bold, uppercase letters on a light purple-tinted background, with a dashed line separating the city name from its official designation. This archival clip captures a moment of historical significance during World War II in Leyte Gulf, Philippines, offering a rare glimpse into the region's wartime administration. The film's characteristic grain and slight flicker reflect its age and origin as a personal wartime recording.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123138207

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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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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Topics & Keywords

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s World War II Philippines archive requests needing an 8mm title-card insert for Tacloban or wartime administrative context.
Period detail: The typewritten lettering, simple underline, purple-tinted stock, and 8mm grain support a 1940s home-movie title-card presentation.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a personal reel's organizing title card rather than an observed event, giving editors the filmmaker's own location label.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the word Tacloban, an underline, the phrase Provisional Capital, pale paper texture, dark frame borders, grain, and slight frame variation.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, flicker, gate edges, and muted purple cast typical of aged scanned 8mm film.
Edit role: An editor can use it as a title insert, chapter transition, geographic identifier, or evidence beat before Leyte Gulf or Tacloban footage.
Historical context: The card identifies Tacloban as Provisional Capital, but the frames themselves show only the written title and do not depict public activity or administration.
Research note: No people are visible, but the typed wording and any underlying reel authorship still require copyright and source-rights review; likeness and property concerns appear minimal.
Research search match: Search matches include Tacloban provisional capital title card, Leyte Gulf Philippines 1944 home movie, 8mm wartime Philippines title, and typed archive card.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1944 Leyte Gulf or Tacloban material, then broader World War II Philippines title-card or location-ID footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 Leyte Gulf Philippines 8mm frame showing a typewritten Tacloban title card with Provisional Capital below an underline. — Typed Tacloban Provisional Capital title card on aged 8mm film.

1944 Leyte Gulf Philippines frame of the same typed Tacloban Provisional Capital card, slightly shifted within the film gate. — Tacloban Provisional Capital wording held on a title card.

1944 8mm frame showing Tacloban typed above an underline and Provisional Capital below, with visible grain and frame edge. — The title card remains on screen with minor film-frame movement.

1944 Leyte Gulf Philippines 8mm frame holding on the Tacloban Provisional Capital title card with soft focus and purple tint. — Final held frame of the Tacloban Provisional Capital title card.

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