Netherlands-1946: Gothic Clock Tower Rising Above River

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationNetherlands
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Netherlands

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Gothic Clock Tower Rising Above River — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage footage captures a grand Gothic-style building with a prominent clock tower rising above a calm river in the Netherlands. The scene unfolds from a distance across a sandy riverbank, with a modern white building visible to the left and other structures to the right. The sky is overcast with soft clouds, and the film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and subtle scratches typical of home movie footage. The camera remains steady, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century Dutch architecture and riverside 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: 123140124

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

People 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 an exterior riverside architecture insert or establishing view from home-movie footage.
Period detail: The view may show mid-century urban Dutch riverfront architecture, with an older towered civic-looking building beside plainer modern structures.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective from across the water, holding on the landmark rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a broad river or canal, sandy bank, large towered stone building, pale block-like building, adjacent dark-roofed structures, cloudy sky, and film gate edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, muted color, light grain, small scratches, and slight exposure variation consistent with period home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief establishing cutaway, architectural insert, travel transition, or memory beat for postwar Netherlands material.
Historical context: The composition records a quiet urban waterfront and prominent public architecture without visible crowds, vehicles, signage, or identifiable activity.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are evident, but landmark or property identification and copyright status should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1946 Netherlands 8mm riverfront architecture, Dutch gothic-style clock tower, vintage home movie city exterior, and postwar urban waterfront.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Netherlands 1946 city views, then broader European riverside architecture and landmark exteriors.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Netherlands home-movie view of a large towered building across a calm river, with a pale modern building at left and cloudy sky above. — A distant riverside view centers on the towered building and adjacent modern block.

The Netherlands riverside scene holds on the clock-tower-like building, with water and a low sandy foreground separating the camera from the architecture. — The building remains framed from across the river, with clouds and open bank visible.

A closer framing of the Dutch riverside architecture shows the central towered building and neighboring structures under a soft cloudy sky. — The camera view shifts slightly to include more buildings to the right of the tower.

Final 1946 Netherlands frame shows the towered riverside building with additional adjoining structures to the right and muted 8mm color texture. — The final frame widens rightward to show the tower, river, and adjoining urban buildings.

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