Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: Village Street With Dirt Road And Locals

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

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Village Street With Dirt Road And Locals — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this vintage home movie captures a muddy village street in Leyte Gulf, Philippines. The camera moves forward along a dirt road flanked by simple wooden houses and lush banana trees under an overcast sky. Local residents walk along the path, and a motorcycle passes by, kicking up dust. The footage shows natural film grain, color fading, and slight camera shake, offering a raw, authentic glimpse into daily life during World War II in the Philippines.

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: 123138219

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 documentary or museum edits needing 1940s 8mm home-movie views of a muddy village street in Leyte Gulf, Philippines.
Period detail: The frames may show wartime-era rural road conditions, wooden roadside structures, utility poles, and tropical vegetation visible in the 1944 metadata context.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld camera moves from a traveler’s viewpoint, catching pedestrians and road activity without staged posing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a rutted dirt road, banana trees, wooden houses, pedestrians, utility poles, overcast sky, and a passing vehicle or motorcycle shape.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, magenta fading, gate edges, and handheld motion that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief establishing insert, route transition, or daily-life cutaway within a Philippines or World War II sequence.
Historical context: The footage offers visual context for civilian village surroundings and road travel in Leyte Gulf without confirming specific events beyond the supplied metadata.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed in addition to copyright, with no logos or audible music flagged in the metadata.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1940s Leyte Gulf village road, Philippines 8mm home movie, muddy rural street, and wartime-era civilian street scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1944 Leyte Gulf views, then broader Philippines village and road-travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 Leyte Gulf 8mm frame showing a muddy village road, banana trees, and a distant vehicle or motorcycle shape. — A rutted dirt road runs past dense banana trees under an overcast sky.

Leyte Gulf village road scene with dense tropical plants, a rough dirt track, and a distant vehicle shape. — The camera looks down a rough village road lined with tropical vegetation.

1944 Leyte Gulf street view showing a rutted muddy road, wooden roadside buildings, utility poles, and a person walking. — A pedestrian passes along a muddy street edged by simple roadside buildings.

Leyte Gulf village road frame with deep mud ruts, roadside houses, trees, and utility poles receding into the distance. — Deep ruts and puddles mark the road through a small village street.

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