Persian Gulf-1947: A Big Boat Cruising The Rough Blue Sea And Cloudy Sky

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1947
Decade1940s
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

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A Big Boat Cruising The Rough Blue Sea And Cloudy Sky — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1947, this vintage home movie captures a ship navigating rough, blue waters in the Persian Gulf. The camera, positioned on the deck, shows the vessel's bow cutting through turbulent waves under a heavy, cloudy sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and edge damage, conveying a raw, authentic wartime or post-war maritime journey. The dark silhouette of the ship's superstructure contrasts with the churning sea, evoking a sense of adventure and resilience. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse into mid-20th century naval travel and is ideal for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 124759542

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: Useful for 1940s maritime archive requests needing an 8mm deck-level view of a large vessel moving through rough open water.
Period detail: The footage may show a mid-20th-century shipboard passage, with visible bow railings, dark superstructure, and color 8mm home-movie handling.
Home-movie behavior: The camera stays on deck and looks forward over the bow, giving the scene the unstaged feel of a passenger or crew member filming the voyage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the ship bow, railings, dark superstructure, choppy blue sea, wake, low horizon, cloudy sky, and film frame edges.
Film character: Soft focus, blue color shift, uneven exposure, grain, dust, and frame-edge darkness give the clip a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a maritime cutaway, voyage insert, transition between travel scenes, or memory beat for postwar sea travel.
Historical context: The view suggests shipboard travel in open water during the late 1940s, but the frames do not identify a specific vessel, route, or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable markings are visible, though copyright, vessel identity, and location claims should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1947 8mm ship at sea, rough ocean bow view, home movie maritime travel, and Persian Gulf voyage footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1947 or Persian Gulf travel clips, then broader shipboard, rough sea, and maritime journey footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Deck-level 8mm view of a large vessel's bow cutting through rough blue sea beneath heavy clouds. — The bow of a large vessel points into choppy open water under a clouded horizon.

Forward view from a ship deck shows railings, dark superstructure, and rough open water in soft 8mm color. — A dark ship structure frames the right side as the vessel moves through rough water.

A deck-side 8mm view shows part of the vessel's structure with the bow and waves stretching ahead. — The ship's side structure dominates the frame while rough water rolls beyond the bow.

The vessel's bow and railings lead into choppy blue water, with dark ship machinery silhouetted at right. — Bow railings lead forward into rough sea as the sky remains heavy with clouds.

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