Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: Traditional Sailboats Gliding Across The Water

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

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Traditional Sailboats Gliding Across The Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this vintage footage captures traditional sailboats gliding across the waters of Leyte Gulf, Philippines. The clip shows multiple outrigger-style vessels with large triangular sails, their crews visible as they navigate the open water. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics—soft focus, grainy texture, and a faded color palette with prominent purples and blues. A smaller motorboat appears in the background, adding to the maritime activity. The scene unfolds on a bright, windy day, with gentle waves and a distant shoreline visible under a hazy sky. This authentic home movie offers a rare glimpse into mid-century Filipino maritime life and naval activity 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: 123138334

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s documentary or educational edits needing brief maritime life or travel footage from Leyte Gulf, Philippines, on original 8mm film.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-1940s local sailing craft, with outrigger-style hulls, large triangular sails, open water, and a distant low shoreline visible in the frames.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the boats from a distance as crews ride and handle the sails, giving the scene an unstaged home-movie view of working or traveling on the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include multiple sailboats, large cloth sails, outrigger-like supports, crew figures, rippled water, a small background motorboat, and a hazy shoreline.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, faded color with purple-blue shifts, slight exposure variation, and the contact-sheet framing of short home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a maritime cutaway, travel insert, wartime-era regional context shot, or quiet transition between broader Philippines or Pacific sequences.
Historical context: The footage provides visual context for small sailing vessels operating in Leyte Gulf during the 1940s, without confirming a specific voyage, community, or military event from the image alone.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance should be handled separately from visual rights.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1944 Leyte Gulf 8mm sailboats, Philippines outrigger boats, wartime-era maritime home movie, or traditional sailing vessels on open water.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1944 Leyte Gulf or Philippines footage, then with broader Pacific maritime, sailing, or local transport material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 Leyte Gulf footage shows traditional sailboats with large triangular sails crossing open water, with crew figures visible aboard. — Sailboats with large triangular sails pass across the water in Leyte Gulf.

Traditional sailboats in Leyte Gulf pass in front of the camera, with a small motorboat and low shoreline visible behind them. — Sailboats move past a distant motorboat and shoreline.

Leyte Gulf home-movie frame showing sailboats with tall cloth sails and visible crew moving over choppy water. — Crewed sailboats ride over rippled water under a hazy sky.

Two prominent traditional sailboats cross Leyte Gulf, their raised sails and small crew figures visible in soft 8mm color. — Two sailboats with raised sails cross the frame on open water.

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