Aden Yemen-1946: White Title Card With Blue Lettering Reads Aden Harbor

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Year1946
Decade1940s
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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White Title Card With Blue Lettering Reads Aden Harbor — Clip Details

A close-up of a vintage 8mm film title card from Aden, Yemen, dated 1946. The white card features bold blue lettering that reads 'ADEN HARBOR' with smaller text below indicating it's from a survey by the Royal Indian Marine in 1936 with additions to 1938. The Royal Indian Marine emblem is visible at the top. The footage shows slight film grain and natural wear, characteristic of archival home movie footage from the mid-20th century. This clip captures a moment of historical documentation, ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects about British colonial history in the Gulf of Aden.

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: 124753915

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.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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: Not recorded Unidentified (Insufficient evidence for a responsible conclusion.)
Location evidence: No location is recorded for this clip.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for archive requests needing a 1940s home-movie title insert related to Aden Harbor, maritime geography, or colonial-era travel documentation.
Period detail: The card appears to show a printed harbor chart title with Royal Indian Marine wording, a crest at top, and references to a survey and later additions.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the filmed title card itself, suggesting a home-movie maker documenting or organizing travel footage rather than staging a scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white title card, large blue ADEN HARBOR lettering, smaller survey text, a crest-like emblem, film gate edges, and dust marks.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, flicker, dark frame borders, and small scratches that preserve the physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an establishing insert, chapter title, transition, or research cue before Aden harbor or maritime footage.
Historical context: The visible wording places the subject in a maritime mapping context connected to Aden, while the filmed card reflects mid-century amateur documentation practices.
Research note: No people are visible, but the crest and printed chart text should be reviewed for copyright, source identification, and institutional mark considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for 8mm Aden Harbor title card, 1940s Yemen home movie title, Royal Indian Marine chart card, and colonial-era maritime footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Aden or Yemen material from the same year, then broader harbor, shipping, or colonial travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soft 8mm frame of a white Aden Harbor title card with large blue lettering, smaller chart text, and a crest-like emblem above. — A filmed title card identifies Aden Harbor, with chart-related text below the main heading.

White Aden Harbor title card with large blue lettering, small survey text, top emblem, and visible 8mm frame edges. — The title card remains centered enough to read the large Aden Harbor heading.

Soft-focus 8mm view of the Aden Harbor title card, showing the top crest, large title, and smaller printed survey details. — The card shows a large Aden Harbor heading above several lines of smaller chart information.

Final frame of the filmed Aden Harbor title card, with blue title lettering, a top emblem, small printed notes, and aged film texture. — The title card continues to fill the frame, with film wear and gate edges visible.

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