Edinbourgh Scotland-1952: On A Boat Passing Under The Forth Bridge In The Day

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationEdinbourgh, Scotland
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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On A Boat Passing Under The Forth Bridge In The Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a view from a boat passing under the iconic Forth Bridge in Edinburgh, Scotland. The black-and-white footage shows the massive steel cantilever structure spanning the water, with a small vessel visible in the distance. The image is framed by the window of the boat, with visible film grain and scratches adding to its authentic, nostalgic quality. The scene evokes a sense of mid-century travel and industrial-era engineering, offering a rare glimpse of daily life and transportation along the Firth of Forth.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
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: 124554123

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: 1952 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: Edinbourgh, Scotland 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 1950s documentary or educational edits needing visitor-shot Scottish travel footage of a boat passing beneath the Forth Bridge.
Period detail: The steel cantilever bridge, small vessel, monochrome 8mm look, and boat-window framing support a mid-century travel record in the Firth of Forth area.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of a passenger's unstaged viewpoint, watching the landmark slide past from inside or beside a moving boat.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Forth Bridge trusses, water surface, distant shoreline, a small vessel, boat-window bars, soft haze, and film wear.
Film character: The footage carries an 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, light exposure variation, vertical scratches, gate shadows, and slight handheld instability.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a travel insert, maritime transition, engineering cutaway, or quiet memory beat within a Scotland or transport sequence.
Historical context: The view places a major industrial bridge within ordinary leisure or passenger travel, emphasizing the scale of the structure from water level.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any location or vessel-related permissions should still be checked by the buyer.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s 8mm Scotland travel footage, Forth Bridge from boat, Firth of Forth bridge view, and vintage home movie maritime travel.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1952 Edinburgh or Scotland views, then bridge, boat, waterway, and travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 8mm view of the Forth Bridge in Scotland from a boat, with window framing, water, shoreline, and a small vessel visible. — Boat-window view toward the Forth Bridge, with a small vessel on the water beneath the steel span.

The Forth Bridge appears through dark boat-window bars, showing the steel cantilever structure, water, shoreline, and a small vessel. — The bridge span fills the upper frame as the boat passes along the waterway.

A boat-level 1952 view shows the Forth Bridge's lower arching support and lattice trusses above the Firth of Forth. — Closer boat-level view of the bridge structure and shoreline beneath the span.

The bridge remains centered from the moving boat, with its cantilever trusswork, water, shoreline, and distant vessel visible through film wear. — The Forth Bridge spans the water as the vessel and shoreline remain in the background.

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