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France-1945: Cargo Ships Docked At The Bay

  • Year1945
  • Decade1940s
  • LocationFrance
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1945 France
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Cargo Ships Docked At The Bay — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1945, this vintage footage captures a bustling French harbor with cargo ships docked along a long industrial quay. The scene unfolds from across the water, showing a large white retaining wall and a hillside dotted with buildings under a pale sky. The blue-tinted water in the foreground holds floating buoys, while cranes and port infrastructure line the shore. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight camera movement, offering a nostalgic glimpse of post-war maritime activity in France.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
123139409

Rights & Clearance

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 1723 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note
1945
Reel-level location note
france,bordeux,versailles
Date
1945 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
France Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • cargo
  • ship
  • bay
  • ocean
  • beach
  • dock
  • ships
  • docked
  • industrial
  • france
  • 1945
  • 1945 French harbor
  • vintage 8mm film
  • cargo ships docked
  • wartime port footage
  • industrial waterfront
  • Super 8 home movie
  • post-war France
  • maritime history
  • archival footage
  • 8mm film
  • French coastline
  • docked vessels
  • wartime shipping
  • retro film
  • historical footage
  • old film
  • documentary footage
  • 1940s France
  • coastal industry
  • vintage home movie

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful 1940s French harbor footage for documentary inserts about postwar maritime infrastructure, cargo shipping, or coastal industrial views.

Still Frames From This Clip

1945 France 8mm view of cargo ships docked below a long pale quay wall, with hillside buildings beyond the harbor.
Cargo vessels line a French harbor quay, seen from across the water.

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