Persian Gulf-1947: Scene Of Large Swells On Body Of Water Filmed From Ship

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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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Scene Of Large Swells On Body Of Water Filmed From Ship — Clip Details

PERSIAN GULF-1947: A dramatic view of large swells on the open sea captured from a moving ship. The 8mm film shows turbulent blue waves under a cloudy sky, with visible film grain and scratches characteristic of vintage home movie footage. The perspective suggests a journey across rough waters, with the horizon line shifting slightly across frames. This authentic archival clip offers a raw, unfiltered look at maritime travel in the late 1940s, with natural lighting and a slightly faded color palette typical of early color film. Ideal for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling about mid-century sea voyages.

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: 124759458

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.

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 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: Supports 1940s maritime travel requests needing brief archival home-movie views of rough open water from a ship for documentary or editorial use.
Period detail: The color 8mm texture and 1947 metadata suggest a late-1940s home-movie sea passage, though no visible landmark confirms the exact location.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries an unstaged passenger viewpoint, watching swells and shifting horizon from aboard a moving vessel rather than a composed scenic shot.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark ocean swells, cloudy sky, a slanting horizon, ship-side framing or shadows, film gate edges, scratches, and faded color.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, dust marks, uneven exposure, and handheld framing give the sea view a physical 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a maritime insert, travel transition, weather cutaway, or memory beat suggesting a difficult sea crossing.
Historical context: The footage visually documents mid-century personal travel by sea without identifying a vessel, route, port, or specific event in the frames.
Research note: No people, brands, or private property are visible, but copyright, source ownership, and location claims should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1940s 8mm ocean swells, Persian Gulf home movie sea voyage, rough water from ship, and vintage maritime travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring reel shots from the same voyage, then with 1947 or Persian Gulf material, then with broader sea travel and stormy water clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1947 8mm frame of rough open water under clouds, seen from a ship with dark vertical framing at the edges. — Rough sea and cloudy horizon viewed from aboard a moving ship.

Faded color 8mm view of rolling sea and cloud cover, with ship structure or shadow dividing the frame. — Open sea with a shifting horizon and dark ship-side obstruction.

Archival 8mm frame showing a low ocean horizon beneath dense cloud cover, with visible dust and gate edges. — Low sea horizon under heavy clouds in a handheld shipboard view.

Rough open water under a clouded sky, framed by dark vertical ship-side shapes in faded 1947 8mm footage. — Cloudy open water framed by the vessel as the horizon tilts slightly.

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