Suez Canal Egypt-1946: Men Rolling Oil Barrels on Ship Deck

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationSuez Canal, Egypt
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Egypt

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Men Rolling Oil Barrels on Ship Deck — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage footage captures two shirtless men working on the deck of a large vessel in the Suez Canal, Egypt. The men roll bright red oil barrels across the dark deck, with the deep blue sea visible alongside. The high-angle perspective and film grain lend a raw, archival quality, showcasing mid-century industrial labor and maritime activity. The scene reflects the era's economic reliance on oil transport and the daily work of dockhands.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124756459

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.

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 (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: Suez Canal, Egypt 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 maritime, industrial labor, oil handling, or Suez Canal editorial sequences needing authentic 8mm vessel-deck activity.
Period detail: The visible 8mm color, open working deck, rope, railings, and metal barrels may show mid-century shipboard labor practices in the Suez Canal setting identified by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The high-angle visitor or passenger viewpoint records workers moving barrels without staged posing, giving the clip observational home-movie value.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a dark ship deck, blue water beside the vessel, two shirtless men, red metal barrels, deck railings, rope, and ship fittings.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, saturated blue and red color, slight blur, and uneven exposure that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, industrial insert, shipboard transition, or contextual beat in a Suez Canal or maritime labor sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows manual handling of barrels on a large vessel, offering visual context for maritime labor and cargo movement without identifying the ship or company.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no readable brands appear, and copyright clearance is separate from personal or property rights checks.
Research search match: Search matches include 1946 8mm Suez Canal ship deck, shirtless men rolling barrels, vintage maritime labor, and home movie oil barrels on vessel.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1946 Suez Canal or Egypt shipboard scenes, and then broader maritime labor, oil transport, or industrial deck footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Suez Canal footage shows two men on a vessel deck near blue water, deck railings, and red barrels. — Two men stand on the deck of a large vessel as red barrels sit nearby.

High-angle 1946 Suez Canal deck view with two shirtless men handling red barrels near railings and rope. — Workers position red barrels on the open deck near the side of the vessel.

Two men on a 1946 Suez Canal vessel deck bend near bright red barrels, with rope and railings visible. — The men bend and work around a cluster of red barrels on the ship deck.

Late frame of 1946 Suez Canal shipboard labor, with two men handling red barrels on a dark open deck. — Two men continue moving barrels across the deck as the vessel railing remains in view.

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