Netherlands-1946: Shot Of War-Damaged Port With Debris In The Ocean

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationNetherlands
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Netherlands

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Shot Of War-Damaged Port With Debris In The Ocean — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this archival footage captures the aftermath of destruction at a Dutch port. Twisted metal wreckage and collapsed industrial structures lie scattered along the waterfront, partially submerged in the ocean. The scene, viewed through a dark film border, shows a desolate landscape of war damage under a pale sky. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 home movie enhances its historical authenticity, offering a poignant glimpse into postwar recovery efforts in the Netherlands.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123140117

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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 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 postwar documentary, museum, or education edits needing a brief Dutch port damage cutaway from amateur 8mm footage.
Period detail: The waterfront debris, collapsed metal framework, harbor craft, and industrial shoreline may show postwar port damage in the Netherlands in 1946.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot vantage from across the water, observing the damaged harbor without staging or visible participants.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include open water, twisted steel framework, rubble piles, harbor buildings, cranes or masts, pale sky, and dark 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The footage carries a soft 8mm look with visible grain, blue-shifted color, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, historical transition, or aftermath cutaway within a postwar recovery sequence.
Historical context: The view documents damaged port infrastructure and waterfront debris, while the exact cause and site within the Netherlands require outside verification.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are visible or flagged, but copyright status and any property or site identification should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1946 Netherlands 8mm port damage, postwar harbor wreckage, Dutch waterfront debris, and home movie war aftermath footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Netherlands 1946 harbor material, then broader postwar European infrastructure damage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Netherlands 8mm view of collapsed metal framework and rubble along a damaged port waterfront. — Collapsed waterfront structures and debris line the edge of a damaged harbor.

1946 Netherlands harbor view with twisted steel wreckage, low buildings, and debris along the waterline. — Twisted metal and shoreline rubble appear across the harbor water.

1946 Netherlands 8mm frame showing a damaged port edge with collapsed framework and a small vessel near the shoreline. — A small harbor craft sits near collapsed structures and waterfront debris.

1946 Netherlands port scene with debris, collapsed metal structures, and cranes or masts beyond the waterfront. — The final frame holds on wrecked harbor infrastructure and debris beside the water.

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