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India-1946: Ship Moving Steam Smoking Flowing Flags Onboard Close Far Steamboat

  • Year1946
  • Decade1940s
  • LocationIndia
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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Ship Moving Steam Smoking Flowing Flags Onboard Close... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a large ocean liner docked in India, its red funnels and white superstructure standing out against a hazy sky. The ship is adorned with festive bunting, suggesting a celebratory arrival or departure. Smoke billows from the stacks as the vessel remains stationary, its massive hull and multiple decks visible in the grainy, nostalgic footage. The film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics—slight blur, film grain, and soft focus—evoking a sense of mid-century travel and maritime history. This archival clip offers authentic period footage for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
124756211

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

  • ship
  • steamboat
  • outside
  • ocean
  • flags
  • moving
  • steam
  • smoking
  • flowing
  • onboard
  • close
  • transportation
  • india
  • 1946
  • 1946 India ship footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • steamship with smoke
  • ocean liner 1946
  • classic maritime travel
  • retro home movie
  • archival ship footage
  • vintage transportation
  • historic ship docked
  • 8mm film grain
  • nostalgic travel clip
  • old film footage
  • steamboat with flags
  • 1940s ocean liner
  • vintage documentary
  • retro travel
  • India 1946
  • film with bunting
  • old ship footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1940s 8mm India travel footage for productions needing an ocean liner at dock, with funnels, smoke, bunting, and maritime departure or arrival atmosphere.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soft wide view of a large ocean liner with two red funnels beside water.

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