Persian Gulf-1947: Massive Ocean Waves from Ship Deck

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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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Massive Ocean Waves from Ship Deck — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1947, this vintage footage captures a dramatic view from the deck of a ship navigating rough seas in the Persian Gulf. The camera remains steady as massive waves crash against the hull, sending white spray into the air. The deep blue ocean churns under an overcast sky, with the ship's railing and deck equipment visible in the foreground. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and subtle scratches, authenticating its archival quality. This raw, unedited home movie offers a visceral sense of maritime adventure and the power of nature.

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: 124759509

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1940s maritime archive requests needing rough-sea ship-deck footage for documentary, educational, or historical atmosphere sequences.
Period detail: The 8mm color footage may show a mid-20th-century vessel deck with railings and deck fittings visible against heavy open water.
Home-movie behavior: The clip offers an unstaged passenger or crew viewpoint from a ship holding course through rough seas rather than a composed production setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include rolling blue waves, white spray, an overcast sky, ship railings, deck edge, and dark deck equipment in the foreground.
Film character: The footage carries a physical 8mm texture with soft focus, visible grain, color shift, gate edges, and minor scratches that mark it as original film material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a maritime cutaway, weather transition, travel insert, or tension beat between shipboard or ocean-related scenes.
Historical context: The view conveys sea travel and exposure to weather from aboard a vessel, without enough visible detail to identify a route, ship, or specific shoreline.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable marks are visible, but copyright status and any vessel or location identification should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1940s 8mm rough seas, Persian Gulf ship deck waves, vintage ocean storm footage, and home movie maritime travel.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel shipboard shots, then with 1947 Persian Gulf material if verified, and then with broader rough-sea or maritime travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940s 8mm frame of rough open water viewed from a vessel deck, with railings, deck equipment, and white spray under a cloudy sky. — Rolling seas and spray are viewed over the ship deck and railing.

Rough sea surface and whitecaps appear ahead of the vessel, with the deck edge and railings framing the right side of the 8mm frame. — The ship moves through choppy open water with whitecaps ahead.

A large wave crests beyond the ship deck, with railings and dark deck fittings visible in soft, grainy 8mm color. — A larger swell breaks beyond the vessel's deck rail.

Heavy blue swells and foam fill the frame beside the vessel's rail, with dark deck equipment silhouetted in the foreground. — Foam and swell run alongside the ship deck in rough weather.

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