Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: Outrigger Canoe On The Seas

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

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Outrigger Canoe On The Seas — Clip Details

LEYTE GULF PHILIPPINES-1944: Vintage 8mm film footage captures a traditional Filipino outrigger canoe navigating the deep blue waters of the Philippine seas. The grainy, color-bleached imagery, characteristic of wartime home movies, shows several men aboard the wooden vessel, one standing at the stern. The scene is bathed in a strong purple hue, likely from film degradation or a filter, creating a dramatic, historical atmosphere. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse into local maritime life during World War II.

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: 123138291

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-area documentary edits needing brief 8mm home-movie views of a Filipino outrigger canoe at sea.
Period detail: The outrigger craft and 8mm color stock may show mid-1940s local maritime life in the Philippines, supported by the Leyte Gulf 1944 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an observational home-movie feel, filmed from above or nearby as men ride and handle the narrow boat rather than posing for camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include deep blue water, a narrow wooden canoe, side outriggers, several men aboard, a standing stern figure, and contact-sheet film borders.
Film character: The clip carries dense grain, strong purple-blue color shift, soft focus, edge vignetting, and slight handheld framing typical of aged 8mm material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, maritime insert, transition, or memory beat within wartime Philippines or island travel sequences.
Historical context: The scene visually documents an outrigger canoe on open water, offering social and maritime context without proving a specific military event.
Research note: People are visible but not individually identifiable here; copyright, likeness, and contextual use should still be reviewed before publication.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1940s Philippines 8mm home movie, Leyte Gulf outrigger canoe, Filipino boat at sea, and wartime Pacific maritime footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Leyte Gulf or 1944 Philippines footage, then broader outrigger, island travel, and Pacific maritime scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Opening title card for the 1944 Leyte Gulf clip, with dark type on a greenish 8mm frame reading “PHILIPPINO OUTRIGGERS.” — A filmed title card identifies the subject as Philippine outrigger boats.

Several men appear aboard a Filipino outrigger canoe on the waters of Leyte Gulf, seen in purple-blue shifted 8mm footage. — Men aboard a narrow outrigger canoe move across open water.

A narrow outrigger canoe carrying several men is viewed from above or nearby in the 1944 Leyte Gulf home-movie footage. — The canoe’s stabilizing outriggers are visible as it passes through blue water.

The outrigger canoe continues across dark blue water, with men seated along the hull and one figure near the stern. — A Filipino outrigger canoe continues across the water in the short 8mm sequence.

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