Netherlands-1946: Industrial Cityscape from Marshland

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

Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationNetherlands
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Netherlands

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Industrial Cityscape from Marshland — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage footage captures a wide view of an industrial cityscape in the Netherlands, seen from across a muddy, unused marshland. The foreground features wet, uneven terrain with puddles, while the background reveals a cluster of factory buildings, smokestacks, and a tall tower under a cloudy sky. The image has the characteristic grain, color fading, and dark borders of a classic home movie, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century Dutch industry and landscape.

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: 123140150

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.

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: 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

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for requests needing 1940s Dutch industrial landscape footage, especially documentary inserts about postwar urban edges, factory districts, or land use.
Period detail: The distant brick industrial buildings, smokestacks, low marshy ground, and muted 8mm color may show a mid-1940s Dutch city edge as recorded by a home-movie camera.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational visitor-shot perspective, lingering from open wet ground toward distant industry while small figures move through the landscape.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include muddy marshland, shallow puddles, sparse grass, factory buildings, smokestacks, a tall tower, cloudy sky, and tiny walking figures.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus, slight color fading, gate borders, and contact-print scratches that give the view clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing cutaway, transition, or reflective memory beat between urban industry and undeveloped land.
Historical context: The view suggests a contrast between open, wet ground and nearby industrial development without proving a specific facility, city, or historical event.
Research note: People appear only as distant figures, but likeness, location, property, and copyright status should still be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1946 Netherlands 8mm industrial cityscape, Dutch factory skyline from marshland, and postwar home movie urban edge.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Netherlands 1946 material, and then with broader themes of industrial landscapes and unused land.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Netherlands 8mm frame showing wet open ground in the foreground and a distant industrial skyline with smokestacks beyond. — Muddy open land and puddles lead toward an industrial cityscape in the distance.

A 1946 Netherlands home-movie view looks over wet undeveloped land toward brick industrial buildings, stacks, and a tall tower. — Distant factories and chimneys stand beyond uneven wet ground.

The 8mm frame shows marshy foreground terrain and a cluster of Dutch industrial buildings, with small distant people walking near the skyline. — Small figures cross the open ground below a distant industrial district.

A 1946 Netherlands frame shows muddy land and puddles before a distant brick factory complex with smokestacks and small walking figures. — Wet open land sits in front of a brick industrial complex and chimney stacks.

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