Suez Canal Egypt-1946: Two African Men Walk Along The Deck Of A Boat

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Two African Men Walk Along The Deck Of A Boat — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures two African men walking along the deck of a boat at the Suez Canal in Egypt. One man wears a white headwrap and light-colored loincloth, while the other is in a white shirt and shorts. The footage shows the bustling deck with ropes, wooden structures, and the blue water of the canal. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film adds to its authentic historical feel. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse into mid-20th century maritime life and daily activity on the Suez Canal.

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: 124756449

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 1726 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: reel 2
Reel-level year note: 1946
Reel-level location note: india,suez canal,calcutta
Date: 1946 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Suez Canal, Egypt Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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 maritime, Suez Canal, colonial-era travel, or shipboard labor cutaways in documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The open deck, simple railings, ropes, headwrap, loincloth, and light cotton clothing may show mid-20th-century canal boat activity.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational home-movie view from above, catching men walking naturally across a working deck without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men, a boat deck, railings, blue canal water, ropes, poles, deck shadows, and wood or metal fittings.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, warm color fading, gate edges, and slight handheld framing that preserve its physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or cutaway for canal passage, shipboard life, or mid-century travel memory.
Historical context: The footage visually places people on a vessel in the Suez Canal area, offering social detail without identifying the men or vessel.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness and editorial-use review may be needed separately from any copyright or collection permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1946 8mm Suez Canal boat deck, African men on vessel, Egypt home movie, and vintage maritime footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1946 Suez Canal or Egypt clips, then broader shipboard labor and canal travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1946 Suez Canal footage, a man in a white headwrap and light cloth walks across a sunlit boat deck. — A man walks across the vessel deck beside ropes and deck fittings.

A man in a white headwrap moves along the deck of a boat in Suez Canal home-movie footage from 1946. — The deck is seen from above as the man passes rope and rigging.

Two men walk on a boat deck beside blue canal water, one near the railing and one in a white shirt and shorts. — Two men cross the deck near the railing with canal water visible beside the vessel.

At the end of the 1946 Suez Canal clip, two men remain visible on the deck near railings and bright blue water. — The camera looks down on the deck as the men move near the rail and waterline.

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