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Netherlands-1946: What's Left Of A Once Thriving Industry Complex

  • Year1946
  • Decade1940s
  • LocationNetherlands
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1946 Netherlands
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What's Left Of A Once Thriving Industry Complex — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage footage captures a desolate industrial landscape in the Netherlands. A muddy, waterlogged field stretches toward a cluster of weathered factory buildings and smokestacks under a cloudy sky. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and visible film scratches evoke a sense of post-war decay and forgotten industry. The camera remains steady, offering a quiet, observational view of a once-thriving complex now reduced to ruins, with a few distant figures walking across the barren land. This archival clip provides a poignant glimpse into mid-20th century industrial history and the passage of time.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
123140142

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors 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
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Date
1946 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Netherlands Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

  • factory
  • open land
  • wetlands
  • buildings
  • history
  • what's
  • left
  • thriving
  • industry
  • complex
  • industrial
  • netherlands
  • 1946
  • 1946 industrial decay
  • Netherlands factory ruins
  • vintage 8mm film
  • post-war industrial landscape
  • muddy wetlands
  • abandoned factory complex
  • 1940s home movie
  • archival footage
  • industrial history
  • film grain
  • retro 8mm
  • documentary footage
  • old factory buildings
  • industrial nostalgia
  • 1946 Netherlands
  • vintage film
  • historical footage
  • 8mm home movie
  • industrial decay
  • 1940s industrial scene

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1940s documentary edits needing postwar Netherlands industrial landscape, damaged works, or reconstruction-era cutaway material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Netherlands 8mm frame showing an industrial complex across wet open ground under a cloudy sky.
Factory structures and chimneys stand beyond a muddy field with shallow pools.

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