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Persian Gulf-1947: View Of Blue Ocean Water Waves On A Clear Day

  • Year1947
  • Decade1940s
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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View Of Blue Ocean Water Waves On A Clear Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1947, this vintage home movie captures turbulent blue ocean waves under a cloudy sky. The footage, likely filmed from a moving vessel, shows churning water with whitecaps and visible film grain, scratches, and edge damage. The color palette is dominated by deep blues and grays, with a distinct vintage tint. This archival clip offers a raw, unfiltered view of the Persian Gulf's rough seas, evoking a sense of mid-century maritime travel and historical documentation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Exterior
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
124759472

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

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Date
1947 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
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

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Topics & Keywords

  • nature
  • outdoors
  • weather
  • water
  • color
  • view
  • blue
  • ocean
  • waves
  • clear
  • day
  • persian gulf
  • 1947
  • 1947 ocean footage
  • Persian Gulf waves
  • vintage 8mm film
  • 1940s home movie
  • turbulent sea
  • blue ocean waves
  • archival maritime footage
  • old film grain
  • 8mm home movie
  • vintage ocean view
  • 1940s travel footage
  • rough seas
  • historical ocean clip
  • classic film footage
  • retro ocean
  • 8mm film
  • vintage water footage
  • 1940s archival
  • old film
  • 8mm home movie footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1940s 8mm home-movie sea footage suited for documentary inserts about maritime travel, weather at sea, or archival ocean atmosphere.

Still Frames From This Clip

Dark blue ocean waves with white foam beneath a pale cloudy sky.

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