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

  • Year1946
  • Decade1940s
  • LocationIndia
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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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 Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
124755728

Rights & Clearance

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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
India Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • the boat
  • is big
  • with a lot
  • of stuff
  • in it
  • big
  • boat
  • passing
  • slowly
  • waves
  • moving
  • objects
  • india
  • 1946
  • 1946 India maritime footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • cargo ship passing
  • archival home movie
  • 1940s shipping
  • old film footage
  • retro maritime
  • historical 8mm
  • commercial vessel
  • sea voyage
  • vintage ocean
  • old film grain
  • documentary footage
  • nostalgic travel
  • Indian coastline
  • wartime shipping
  • black and white film
  • moving ship
  • archival footage
  • vintage 1940s

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.

Still Frames From This Clip

Large cargo ship on choppy water seen through dark vertical framing.

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