Netherlands-1946: A Sailor Sending Light Signals To An Incoming Ship

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationNetherlands
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Netherlands

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A Sailor Sending Light Signals To An Incoming Ship — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage footage captures a large commercial ship navigating a waterway, its hull showing signs of rust and wear. The scene transitions to a sailor on a naval vessel, operating a powerful searchlight against the open ocean. The man, dressed in a light-colored uniform, directs the beam, likely signaling the approaching ship. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and film imperfections, evoking a strong sense of mid-20th century maritime history and wartime communication.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123139890

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

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: 1946 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: Netherlands 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 maritime archive requests needing Dutch waterway shipping, naval signaling, or postwar-era home-movie cutaways for documentary edits.
Period detail: The large steel ship, naval-style deck equipment, and manual searchlight signaling may show mid-1940s maritime communication and harbor traffic.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an observer's home-movie perspective, shifting from a passing commercial vessel to a sailor working a signal lamp at sea.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large rust-stained ship, open water, horizon line, sailor, searchlight, deck rail, and a small mounted deck fixture.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, faded color, gate edges, and exposure shifts that read as physical-film archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a maritime insert, signaling cutaway, harbor transition, or brief visual bridge between ship and naval deck activity.
Historical context: The clip visually connects commercial shipping with manual light signaling, offering cautious context for seafaring movement and communication in the 1940s.
Research note: A sailor's face or likeness may be visible, with no logos apparent; copyright, likeness, and any vessel identification should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Searches such as 1946 Netherlands 8mm ship, sailor searchlight signal, vintage naval deck, and postwar maritime home movie may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then Netherlands 1946 maritime footage, then broader 1940s shipping, naval signaling, and ocean deck scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Netherlands 8mm frame showing a large commercial vessel passing through a waterway, with shoreline faintly visible behind it. — A large ship moves along a waterway, its dark bow and worn hull dominating the frame.

1946 Netherlands maritime frame showing a sailor operating or standing beside a lit searchlight against an open sea horizon. — A sailor works beside a bright deck searchlight with the ocean stretching behind him.

1946 Netherlands 8mm frame with a sailor near a glowing signal light on deck, framed by open water and horizon. — The sailor remains at the signal light, with blue water and pale sky filling the background.

1946 Netherlands maritime frame showing a sailor near a deck-mounted searchlight, now mostly silhouetted against the ocean horizon. — A deck-mounted searchlight and sailor appear in silhouette against the open sea.

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