Persian Gulf-1947: Boat Navigating Rough Seas

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Year1947
Decade1940s
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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

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Boat Navigating Rough Seas — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1947, this vintage home movie captures a boat navigating rough seas in the Persian Gulf. The camera, positioned on the deck, shows the vessel's bow cutting through choppy, deep blue water with whitecaps. A person is visible on the bridge, and the sky is overcast. The footage exhibits natural film grain, slight motion blur, and the characteristic color palette of mid-century home movies, conveying a sense of adventure and historical authenticity.

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: 124759426

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1947 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Not recorded Unidentified (Insufficient evidence for a responsible conclusion.)
Location evidence: No location is recorded for this clip.
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: 1940s 8mm maritime footage for documentary or museum edits needing a deck-level view of a small vessel moving through rough open water.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century boat fittings, exposed railings, and color 8mm home-movie handling, with no visible landmark confirming the exact Persian Gulf location.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld deck perspective gives an unstaged passenger or crew viewpoint as the boat pitches into whitecaps and spray.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the boat bow, side railings, bridge structure, a person on the bridge, deep blue water, whitecaps, and an overcast sky.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, slight motion blur, and uneven exposure give the short scene the texture of scanned 8mm color home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a maritime insert, travel transition, sea-voyage cutaway, or brief memory beat showing difficult water conditions.
Historical context: The footage offers visual context for small-boat travel or work at sea in the late 1940s without identifying a port, route, or specific event.
Research note: A person appears on the boat, so likeness review may be needed; no brands or private property are visible, and copyright clearance is separate from depiction rights.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1940s 8mm boat at sea, Persian Gulf home movie rough seas, vintage deck view whitecaps, and mid-century maritime footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with confirmed Persian Gulf or 1947 travel footage, then with broader vintage sea voyage material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1947 8mm frame showing a deck-level view from a boat as its bow meets choppy blue water and whitecaps. — Deck view of a boat moving into rough seas with railings and bridge structure at left.

Deck-level 8mm view of a boat in choppy seas, with the side structure at left and whitecaps across the horizon. — The vessel rides beside foamy whitecaps on open water.

1947 home-movie frame from the boat deck, looking past the bow toward dark choppy water and low whitecaps. — Handheld deck view past the bow toward rolling, whitecapped water.

8mm frame of a boat pushing through rough open water, with side railings, bow hardware, and overcast sky visible. — The bow points into heavier whitecaps as the boat continues through rough water.

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