Netherlands-1946: Yellow Cargo Bundles Loaded Onto Ship On Water

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationNetherlands
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Netherlands

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Yellow Cargo Bundles Loaded Onto Ship On Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage footage captures a cargo ship being loaded with large bundles of yellow items, likely bananas, at a Dutch port. The scene unfolds on calm water, with the ship's deck and industrial rigging visible under natural daylight. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century maritime logistics and trade in the Netherlands. The camera remains steady, focusing on the loading process from a nearby vantage point.

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: 123140189

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 1940s editorial sequences needing Dutch port cargo handling, maritime trade activity, or postwar dockside logistics from amateur 8mm footage.
Period detail: The small cargo vessel, rope hoist, open deck, and muted color 8mm stock may show mid-1940s harbor loading practices in the Netherlands.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the quiet observer position, watching cargo bundles move between dock and vessel without staged action or formal coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a docked cargo boat, calm water, rope rigging, yellow cargo bundles, open deck hatches, railings, and a few small figures on board.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm focus, visible grain, saturated blues and yellows, slight exposure variation, and a steady home-movie vantage point.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, maritime cutaway, trade-history transition, or memory beat between broader port or travel scenes.
Historical context: The footage visually situates cargo loading on water in a Dutch harbor setting, with manual or crane-assisted movement of bundled goods onto a vessel.
Research note: People appear small in frame, so likeness review may still be needed; no visible logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or property checks.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1946 Netherlands 8mm port footage, Dutch cargo ship loading, yellow bundles on vessel, and postwar maritime logistics home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel harbor shots, then Netherlands 1946 material, then broader 1940s shipping, dock work, water transport, or trade footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Netherlands 8mm frame showing a docked cargo vessel as a yellow bundle hangs from a rope above the open deck. — A suspended yellow cargo bundle is lowered toward a docked vessel.

The cargo bundle is held by a rope above the deck of a moored vessel, with water and dock structure around it. — A rope hoist carries a yellow bundle above the ship deck.

A yellow bundle descends toward the open deck of a docked cargo boat in the Netherlands archival harbor footage. — The cargo bundle is lowered nearer to the open deck.

A docked cargo vessel carries yellow bundles on deck as another suspended bundle is lowered by rope, with small people visible onboard. — Bundles are visible on deck as loading continues at the dock.

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