Netherlands-1946: Clock Tower at Queen Wilhelmina's Palace

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationNetherlands
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Netherlands

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Clock Tower at Queen Wilhelmina's Palace — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a view of a historic Dutch landmark through a window frame. The clip features a tall clock tower with Gothic architectural details, likely part of Queen Wilhelmina's Palace. A title card appears with the text 'Queen Wilhelmina's Palace' in typewriter font on a purple background, confirming the location. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, soft focus, and aged film characteristics, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic 1940s Dutch home movie is ideal for historical documentaries, editorial content, and vintage storytelling.

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: 123140278

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

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: 1946 Netherlands home-movie footage suited to documentary inserts needing a brief palace or Dutch royal-residence reference.
Period detail: The typed title card and soft 8mm view of Gothic-style architecture support a mid-1940s amateur travel or script-documentary context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot landmark perspective, alternating between an exterior tower view and a handmade explanatory title card.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a clock-tower facade, pointed rooflines, spires, a hanging lamp shape, dark film borders, and purple typed title cards.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, muted exposure, gate edges, and slight color shift that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, title-card transition, or memory beat for Dutch monarchy or postwar travel material.
Historical context: The footage visually connects a Dutch palace reference with amateur postwar filming practice without proving a specific building name beyond the title card.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but building identification, copyright status, and property-use context should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1946 Netherlands 8mm palace footage, Queen Wilhelmina palace title card, and Dutch royal residence home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then Netherlands 1946 landmark footage, then broader royal-residence or postwar travel sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Netherlands 8mm frame showing a Gothic-style clock tower and roofline, with soft focus and dark scan edges. — A tall palace tower and roofline appear in a soft exterior view.

Purple 8mm title card from the Netherlands clip, typed with the words Queen Wilhelmina's Palace. — A typed title card identifies the subject as Queen Wilhelmina's Palace.

1946 8mm title card with centered typewritten text naming Queen Wilhelmina's Palace against a purple background. — The title card repeats the palace identification in centered type.

Final 8mm frame holds on the Queen Wilhelmina's Palace title card, with grain and uneven exposure visible. — The clip ends on the typed palace title card.

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