Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: Historic Naval Scene With Warship And Sailboat

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

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Historic Naval Scene With Warship And Sailboat — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this archival footage captures a naval scene in Leyte Gulf, Philippines, featuring a large warship and a smaller sailboat on the open ocean. The grainy, color-bleached image shows signs of age with vertical scratches and faded hues, typical of wartime home movie footage. The camera remains steady, observing the vessels as they move across the water under an overcast sky. This authentic wartime record offers a rare glimpse into naval activity during World War II, with the contrast between military power and civilian vessels creating a poignant historical moment.

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: 123138347

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 museum edits needing brief wartime-era naval material from Leyte Gulf with small craft visible on open water.
Period detail: The 8mm color footage may show a mid-1940s naval vessel and sailboat at sea, with no readable markings or landmarks visible in the frames.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of a distant observer's home-movie record, holding steadily on vessels moving across the water rather than staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark warship silhouette, a small sailboat with red-brown sails, open ocean, hazy horizon, overcast sky, and film frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries soft focus, faded color, visible grain, vertical scratches, and slight exposure unevenness typical of aged 8mm wartime-era film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or visual memory beat for naval presence, sea travel, or wartime Pacific context.
Historical context: The scene visually contrasts a military vessel and a small sailboat on open water, but the frames do not identify the ship, crew, or exact activity.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but ship identity, copyright status, and location claims should be reviewed before final use.
Research search match: Searches such as 1940s Leyte Gulf 8mm warship, Philippines naval home movie, wartime sailboat at sea, or vintage Pacific naval footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1944 Leyte Gulf material, and then with broader wartime Pacific naval or sea-transport footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Leyte Gulf 1944 8mm frame showing a distant dark warship at left and a small sailboat at right on the ocean. — A warship and sailboat pass across open water in a faded wartime-era 8mm frame.

Leyte Gulf 1944 frame with a dark naval vessel left of center, a distant boat on the horizon, and a sailboat to the right. — The naval vessel and sailboat remain separated across the water under a pale sky.

Faded 8mm Leyte Gulf 1944 frame showing a dark warship at left, a small distant craft, and a sailboat on calm open water. — A steady home-movie view holds on the warship and sailboat as they move across the sea.

Leyte Gulf 1944 frame with a distant warship at left and a sailboat at right, softened by grain, scratches, and faded color. — The final frame shows the vessels through pronounced 8mm grain and vertical film wear.

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