Netherlands-1946: A Young Seaman Filming the Ocean Aboard USS George M. Bibb

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationNetherlands
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Netherlands

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A Young Seaman Filming the Ocean Aboard USS George M — Clip Details

A young seaman in a light-colored uniform and dark beret stands on the deck of the USS George M. Bibb, filming the open ocean with a vintage handheld video recorder. Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this authentic home movie captures a moment of personal documentation aboard a naval vessel. The grainy, color-bleached footage shows the man adjusting his camera, with the deep blue sea and sky stretching behind him. The ship's nameplate is clearly visible in the foreground, adding historical context to this rare archival glimpse of postwar naval life.

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: 123139913

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: Yes
Audible music: No

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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 naval, maritime, and postwar travel sequences needing authentic home-movie footage of a sailor filming from a named ship at sea.
Period detail: The light uniform, dark beret, ship railings, and painted USS George M. Bibb nameplate support a mid-1940s naval or maritime setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the reciprocal home-movie moment: one camera records a young seaman as he handles his own small camera on deck.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a sailor, handheld camera, ship railings, rigging lines, nameplate lettering, open sea, pale sky, and dark film frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, saturated blue sea, slight color fading, and handheld framing that preserves the physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cutaway, transition, or memory beat for shipboard life, amateur filmmaking, or ocean passage scenes.
Historical context: The clip shows personal documentation aboard a vessel, with the ship name providing a useful visual identifier without confirming a specific voyage.
Research note: A visible face and ship nameplate require likeness and identification review; copyright status is separate from people, military, or vessel-name considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1946 8mm naval home movie, sailor filming at sea, USS George M. Bibb deck footage, and postwar shipboard camera cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent frames from the same reel, then Netherlands or 1946 maritime material, then broader themes of sailors, ships, ocean travel, and amateur filming.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1946 archival 8mm footage, a young seaman stands on deck with a camera, with ocean and the George M. Bibb nameplate visible. — A young seaman raises a small camera while standing behind the ship railing at sea.

A seaman in a dark beret adjusts his camera on the deck of the USS George M. Bibb, with the sea behind him. — The seaman looks down at his camera beside the painted ship nameplate.

The 1946 8mm frame shows a seaman handling a camera near the George M. Bibb nameplate, with ocean visible beyond the rail. — A shipboard camera moment continues as the seaman works with the camera on deck.

A young seaman carries a camera along the ship deck in 1946 home-movie footage, with open sea behind the George M. Bibb nameplate. — The seaman moves along the deck with the camera as the ocean fills the background.

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