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Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: Sailing Boat with Colorful Triangular Sails in Motion

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  • Year1944
  • Decade1940s
  • LocationLeyte Gulf, Philippines
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1944 · Leyte Gulf, Philippines
  • StatusDirect License

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Sailing Boat with Colorful Triangular Sails in Motion — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this archival footage captures a traditional sailing vessel with colorful triangular sails gliding across the waters of Leyte Gulf, Philippines. The boat, likely a local outrigger or banca, carries several passengers who appear to be guiding or riding the vessel. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics—vibrant but faded colors, noticeable grain, and slight color shifts typical of wartime home movies. The scene unfolds under a bright, overcast sky, with calm waters and a distant shoreline visible. This authentic slice of mid-20th century maritime life offers a nostalgic glimpse into Philippine coastal culture 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
123138337

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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Topics & Keywords

  • sailors
  • sea
  • boating
  • day
  • quiet
  • people
  • guide
  • ship
  • colorful
  • sails
  • ocean
  • river
  • objects
  • leyte gulf philippines
  • 1944
  • 1944 Philippines
  • Leyte Gulf
  • vintage 8mm film
  • wartime home movie
  • traditional sailing boat
  • outrigger canoe
  • colorful sails
  • maritime history
  • Pacific War
  • WWII footage
  • Filipino culture
  • archival footage
  • classic film
  • retro home movie
  • ocean voyage
  • boat with passengers
  • tropical waters
  • 8mm home movie
  • historical footage
  • vintage maritime

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1940s documentary or museum edits needing brief Philippine maritime life footage from wartime-era 8mm home movies.
Period detail
The traditional sailing craft, simple rigging, distant low shoreline, and faded color 8mm stock may show mid-1940s coastal travel or local boating in Leyte Gulf.
Home-movie behavior
The value is the unstaged view of people clustered aboard and handling the sailboat as it moves across open water from a nearby observer's perspective.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include colorful triangular sails, a low wooden hull, several passengers, an outrigger-like boom, calm sea, distant shoreline, and another small boat.
Film character
The clip has soft focus, visible grain, frame-edge shadowing, muted color shifts, and light handheld instability consistent with original 8mm home-movie footage.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a maritime insert, regional transition, coastal-life cutaway, or quiet memory beat within a Philippines or Pacific wartime sequence.
Historical context
The footage visually documents local sailing activity in Leyte Gulf without itself proving a military event, vessel identity, or specific historical incident.
Research note
People are visible but not individually identifiable; review copyright source, likeness considerations, and any location claims separately before publication.
Research search match
Search matches include 1940s Philippines 8mm sailing boat, Leyte Gulf traditional sailboat, wartime home movie coastal travel, and Pacific island maritime footage.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1944 Leyte Gulf scenes, then broader Philippine coastal vessels or traditional sailing imagery.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 Leyte Gulf footage shows a traditional sailboat with colorful triangular sails and passengers moving across calm water.

A sailboat with two colorful triangular sails carries passengers across the water.

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The sailboat continues across Leyte Gulf, with people aboard beneath two raised triangular sails and a low shoreline beyond.

Passengers ride beneath the raised sails as the vessel moves across open water.

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A traditional sailboat with faded red and purple sails passes through Leyte Gulf water, carrying several visible passengers.

The boat passes in profile, showing its sails, hull, and people clustered aboard.

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Near the end of the clip, the Leyte Gulf sailboat remains in view with passengers aboard and a small craft visible farther back.

The sailing craft continues across the frame with a small boat visible behind it.

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