Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: Old Time Video Of Cabins In Area With People

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

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Old Time Video Of Cabins In Area With People — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this vintage home movie captures traditional stilt houses with thatched roofs in Leyte Gulf, Philippines. The footage shows people walking near the wooden cabins, with laundry hanging outside and lush trees surrounding the settlement. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: faded purple and pink color shifts, vertical scratches, and natural grain, offering a rare glimpse into rural life during World War II. This archival footage is ideal for historical documentaries, wartime studies, and nostalgic content about Pacific island communities.

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: 123138229

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: 1940s 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing brief rural Leyte Gulf settlement views with stilt houses and people in the frame.
Period detail: The thatched roofs, raised wooden structures, simple railings, and washed-out color may show mid-1940s rural Philippine domestic architecture.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational home-movie perspective, with the camera lingering on houses while small figures move through the settlement.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include raised wooden cabins, thatched roofs, porch railings, trees, bright sky, laundry or pale objects, and distant people walking near the structures.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows heavy grain, soft focus, handheld framing, exposure variation, purple-pink dye shift, scratches, and contact-sheet edge artifacts.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, wartime-era cutaway, settlement detail, or memory beat between broader Leyte Gulf material.
Historical context: The scene visually suggests everyday settlement life in the Leyte Gulf area, but the frames do not by themselves confirm activity tied to wartime events.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed even though faces are not identifiable; copyright, location, and property context should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1940s 8mm Philippines village footage, Leyte Gulf stilt houses, rural Philippine home movie, and wartime-era Pacific settlement views.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1944 Leyte Gulf footage, then broader 1940s Philippine rural life or Pacific home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 Leyte Gulf home-movie frame showing raised wooden dwellings with thatched roofs, porch railings, trees, and a distant person. — Raised thatched-roof houses stand among trees, with a small figure near the left side of the frame.

1944 Leyte Gulf frame with darkened stilt houses, thatched roofs, trees, and a distant person near the foreground. — A shaded view of stilt houses and thatched roofs, with a small figure standing near the left foreground.

1944 Leyte Gulf home-movie frame showing a raised thatched dwelling, surrounding trees, and two distant people near the bottom left. — The camera moves closer to a raised dwelling while two small figures appear near the lower left edge.

1944 Leyte Gulf frame showing a thatched stilt house, dense trees, and two distant people walking near the lower left. — Two small figures pass near a raised thatched house, seen through heavy film grain and dark borders.

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