Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: Sailing Boats in Rough Ocean Waters

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

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Sailing Boats in Rough Ocean Waters — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this vintage footage captures a traditional sailing boat navigating rough waters in Leyte Gulf, Philippines. The deep blue ocean churns under an overcast sky as the small vessel, with its single sail, battles the waves. The film shows signs of age with grain, scratches, and color shifts typical of wartime home movies. A second frame reveals a larger, multi-sailed boat with several people aboard, suggesting a local fishing or transport scene. The footage offers a rare glimpse of maritime life during World War II, with authentic film texture and historical context.

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: 123138329

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 maritime footage for documentary, museum, or education edits needing small sailing craft in rough Philippine waters.
Period detail: The clip may show wartime-era local sailboats, with canvas sails, open wooden hulls, and no visible modern equipment in the sampled frames.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an observer's handheld view of boats working through choppy water, including distant and closer views of people aboard.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include deep blue open water, an overcast horizon, small sailboats, raised canvas sails, spray at the hull, and several people on one boat.
Film character: The scan carries strong 8mm texture, with soft focus, grain, scratches, color shift, gate edges, and uneven exposure across the frame.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a maritime insert, regional travel cutaway, wartime home-movie transition, or brief memory beat around sea passage.
Historical context: Within the supplied Leyte Gulf, Philippines metadata, the images show small sailing vessels moving through rough coastal or open water without visible military action.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are visible, and copyright status should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1940s 8mm Philippines sailing boat, Leyte Gulf rough sea, traditional sailboat home movie, and wartime Pacific maritime footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1944 Leyte Gulf footage, then broader Philippine maritime or Pacific wartime travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 Leyte Gulf 8mm frame showing a small sailboat with raised canvas sails crossing choppy blue water. — A small sailing boat rides through rough blue water under a hazy horizon.

Distant sailboat appears against dark blue Leyte Gulf water in a faded 1944 8mm frame. — The boat recedes across dark, choppy water in a soft, color-shifted frame.

Closer 1944 Leyte Gulf view of a larger open sailboat with several people aboard and multiple canvas sails. — A larger sailboat passes close to the camera with several people visible on deck.

1944 Leyte Gulf frame showing an open sailboat with people aboard, canvas sails, and choppy water at the hull. — People are visible aboard an open sailing boat as it moves through rough water.

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