India-1946: A Large Cargo Ship Passing Slowly on the Water

$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.

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

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A Large Cargo Ship Passing Slowly on the Water — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a large commercial cargo ship passing slowly across the water under an overcast sky. The footage, viewed through a window frame, shows the vessel moving steadily from left to right, its dark hull and white superstructure visible against the choppy sea. The image is grainy with natural film wear, including scratches and dust, characteristic of archival 8mm home movie footage. The scene evokes a sense of quiet observation from a shore or another vessel, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-20th century maritime activity in India.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124755728

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

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 1725 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: reel 1
Reel-level year note: 1946
Reel-level location note: india
Date: 1946 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: India Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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 documentary or education edits needing brief maritime transport footage from India in an 8mm home-movie source.
Period detail: The dark-hulled cargo vessel, white deck structures, and soft 8mm color may show mid-20th-century commercial shipping viewed from shore or another vessel.
Home-movie behavior: The fixed, observational framing through a window or railing suggests an unstaged home-movie moment of watching a passing ship at sea.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large cargo ship, choppy water, pale horizon, overcast sky, dark window framing, and film dust and scratches.
Film character: The clip has soft focus, muted exposure, visible grain, scratches, dust, and slight instability typical of scanned 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a maritime cutaway, travel insert, quiet transition, or memory beat within a sequence about shipping or coastal movement.
Historical context: The footage offers a restrained visual record of commercial maritime activity in India without identifying the vessel, port, route, or operator.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright status and vessel identification should still be reviewed for intended use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1946 India 8mm cargo ship footage, vintage commercial vessel at sea, and home-movie maritime cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other India 1946 travel scenes, then broader 1940s maritime or cargo-ship material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 India 8mm frame showing a large cargo ship offshore, partly enclosed by dark window or railing edges. — A large cargo ship passes across choppy water under a pale sky.

1946 India home-movie frame of a cargo vessel crossing the water, with soft focus and visible film dust. — The vessel remains centered against the horizon as it moves across the sea.

1946 India 8mm frame showing the ship lower in the view, with sea surface, horizon, and aged film texture. — The cargo ship is seen lower in frame, with water and horizon visible around it.

Dark end frame from the 1946 India 8mm clip, with the maritime scene no longer clearly visible. — The final frame falls into darkness with only faint marks visible.

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