Netherlands-1946: Man Speaks To The Camera In Front Of City Buildings

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationNetherlands
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Netherlands

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Man Speaks To The Camera In Front Of City Buildings — Clip Details

A man in a dark beret and light-colored jacket stands on a rooftop or balcony in the Netherlands in 1946, speaking directly to the camera. Behind him, a wide view of a European city unfolds, featuring rows of traditional brick buildings and a prominent modern high-rise. The 8mm film shows natural color tones, slight grain, and the characteristic frame borders of a home movie. The man smiles and gestures as he speaks, capturing a candid moment of post-war life. The scene is bathed in daylight under a partly cloudy sky, with a boat visible on the water below.

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: 123140099

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

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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 Netherlands home-movie requests needing a brief rooftop or balcony address by an adult man with city buildings behind him.
Period detail: The beret, light jacket, older masonry blocks, and a nearby modern high-rise support a mid-1940s European urban setting without identifying a specific city or landmark.
Home-movie behavior: The value is the direct, informal address to the camera, with the man smiling and shifting as if speaking to the person filming.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult man in a dark beret, a light jacket, rows of city buildings, a taller modern block, cloudy sky, rooftop edge, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-frame borders that give the clip a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a post-war travel-memory insert, a speaking-to-camera cutaway, or a human beat between wider city views.
Historical context: The frames show an adult man above or near an urban waterfront or rooftop setting, suggesting everyday travel or personal documentation in the Netherlands after World War II.
Research note: A clearly visible adult face may require likeness review, while copyright, location, and property considerations should be assessed separately before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1946 Netherlands 8mm home movie, man speaking to camera, European city rooftop, post-war travel footage, and vintage urban balcony view.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then other Netherlands 1946 city scenes, then broader 1940s European travel or speaking-to-camera home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1946 Netherlands home-movie footage, an adult man in a dark beret faces the camera with city buildings and a high-rise behind him. — Adult man in beret facing the camera with an urban backdrop.

The man smiles toward the camera in a 1946 Netherlands rooftop or balcony view, with masonry buildings and a taller block in the background. — Smiling man framed against city blocks and sky.

The adult man remains centered in the 1946 Netherlands scene, with traditional buildings, a modern high-rise, and soft 8mm grain visible. — Centered portrait-like frame of the man above the city view.

At the end of the clip, the man looks toward the camera in the Netherlands city setting, with skyline details and film-frame edges visible. — Man near the camera with an urban skyline in the background.

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