Netherlands-1946: Man Overlooking War-Damaged City from Rooftop

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationNetherlands
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Netherlands

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Man Overlooking War-Damaged City from Rooftop — Clip Details

A man in a black beret and light-colored jacket stands on a rooftop overlooking a war-damaged cityscape in the Netherlands, 1946. The 8mm film captures the aftermath of conflict, with rows of damaged buildings and debris-strewn ground visible behind him. The scene shifts from a close-up of the man to a wider view of the devastated urban area, showcasing the scale of destruction. The footage has a grainy, authentic quality typical of home movies from the era, with muted colors and natural lighting. This archival material offers a poignant glimpse into post-war reconstruction efforts and daily life in a city recovering from war.

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: 123140103

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 archive requests needing brief postwar urban damage, rooftop viewpoint, and human presence for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color stock, waterfront buildings, and damaged open ground support a mid-1940s postwar Netherlands setting without identifying a specific city or landmark.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears casually filmed on a rooftop or elevated lookout, giving the scene an unstaged visitor or local witness perspective rather than a formal newsreel setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a dark beret, light jacket, rooftop edge, cloudy sky, rows of buildings, open damaged ground, waterfront, and debris.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm focus, muted color, visible grain, frame weave, and contact-print borders that contribute to its home-movie archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short human cutaway, establishing insert, or reflective transition into postwar recovery and damaged-city material.
Historical context: The views show a built-up urban waterfront and open damaged area, offering visual context for a Netherlands city still marked by wartime destruction in 1946.
Research note: A recognizable adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright status; no logos, music, or minors are apparent in the supplied frames.
Research search match: Search matches include 1946 Netherlands 8mm home movie, postwar city damage, man in beret on rooftop, and war-damaged European urban waterfront.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Netherlands 1946 city views, and then with broader postwar reconstruction or damaged urban landscape footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Adult man in a dark beret and light jacket stands on an elevated spot overlooking a Netherlands urban landscape in 1946. — Man on an elevated lookout with city buildings and sky behind him.

A man in a dark beret is filmed close to camera with a postwar Netherlands cityscape visible behind him. — Close view of the man with urban buildings in the background.

Wide 1946 Netherlands city view showing rows of buildings beyond open damaged ground and a waterfront edge. — Wide view across damaged open ground toward city buildings.

Wide postwar Netherlands cityscape with damaged open ground, waterfront edge, and rows of urban buildings in 1946. — Postwar urban waterfront and damaged ground seen from an elevated position.

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