Persian Gulf-1947: Bow Of Fishboat Rocking Against Waves On Cloudy Day

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Year1947
Decade1940s
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Bow Of Fishboat Rocking Against Waves On Cloudy Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1947, this vintage footage captures the bow of a fishboat rocking through choppy waters in the Persian Gulf. The camera remains fixed from the deck, showing the vessel’s wooden structure and rigging as it cuts through deep blue waves under a cloudy sky. Whitecaps churn at the stern, and the film’s natural grain and color fade reflect its age, offering a raw, authentic glimpse of mid-century maritime life. This archival home movie evokes a sense of adventure and nostalgia, ideal for historical documentaries, editorial content, or vintage-themed projects.

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: 124759640

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: 1940s 8mm maritime footage suited to documentary inserts, travel histories, or archival sequences needing a small boat moving through rough open water.
Period detail: The wooden bow, simple rigging, and small-vessel deck view may show mid-century fishboat travel, with the 1947 date supported by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The fixed deck-level view gives an unstaged passenger perspective as the boat pitches against waves, emphasizing lived travel rather than a formal scenic shot.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the boat bow, wooden deck or hatch panels, rigging lines, cloudy sky, deep blue water, whitecaps, and film-frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, frame jitter, and exposure variation that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a maritime cutaway, travel transition, sea-crossing insert, or memory beat between broader Persian Gulf or fishing-life scenes.
Historical context: The clip visually places a small working or passenger boat in choppy open water, offering context for mid-century movement by sea without identifying a specific port or event.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location or vessel-identification claims separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1947 8mm fishboat bow, Persian Gulf home movie sea crossing, vintage boat rocking in waves, and cloudy ocean travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel boat or sea footage, then other 1947 Persian Gulf material, then broader vintage maritime travel and fishing scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1947 8mm view from a boat deck, with the bow and rigging pointed toward rough blue water and low clouds. — The boat bow rises toward choppy open water beneath a cloudy sky.

Deck-level 8mm frame showing a small boat bow and rigging against whitecaps in the Persian Gulf, based on clip metadata. — Rigging lines cross the frame as the vessel moves through rough water.

The boat’s wooden forward deck and taut rigging appear against a cloudy horizon and dark blue, wind-ruffled sea. — The forward deck and lines fill the foreground while waves roll beyond.

A fixed 8mm deck view shows the bow and rigging of a small boat beside breaking whitecaps under overcast sky. — Whitecaps churn beside the boat as the bow cuts through the sea.

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