Persian Gulf-1947: Traditional Dhow Sailing On Calm Blue Waters

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Year1947
Decade1940s
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Traditional Dhow Sailing On Calm Blue Waters — Clip Details

PERSIAN GULF-1947: A traditional dhow with a large white lateen sail glides across the calm blue waters of the Persian Gulf. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the boat moving gently under a light breeze, its sail fully unfurled against a pale sky. The image shows natural film grain, slight blurriness, and edge damage typical of vintage home movies. This archival clip evokes a sense of peaceful maritime life in the mid-20th century, offering authentic historical footage for documentaries, nostalgic content, and editorial 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: 124759767

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: Archival 1940s 8mm footage suited to requests for maritime life, small sailing craft, or Persian Gulf establishing cutaways in documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The lateen sail, small wooden hull, and soft color 8mm look may show mid-20th-century regional sailing practice, with the 1947 date supported by supplied clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a traveler or amateur camera watching a working or recreational sailboat pass at a distance rather than a staged scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white lateen sail, small dhow hull, blue sea, pale horizon, mast rigging, dark stern area, and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The footage carries visible grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, gate edges, and surface marks that identify it as scanned physical 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a maritime insert, regional transition, quiet travel cutaway, or reflective memory beat between broader Persian Gulf sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents a small sail-powered vessel on open water, offering visual context for coastal movement and seafaring without identifying a specific port or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any contextual claims before publication.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1940s 8mm dhow sailing, Persian Gulf home movie boat, lateen sail at sea, vintage maritime footage, and calm ocean cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1947 Persian Gulf material if verified, and then with other traditional sailing or maritime travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A traditional dhow appears at sea with a large white lateen sail, seen in soft 8mm footage against a pale sky and blue water. — Dhow sailing across calm blue water with a pale horizon behind it.

Profile view of the dhow with its sail raised on open water.

A soft 8mm frame shows the dhow lower against the blue sea, with a broad white lateen sail and a pale sky above the horizon. — Dhow with raised lateen sail passing across the sea.

The final frame shows the dhow slightly closer, with its large white sail, small hull, and dark stern set against blue water. — Closer home-movie view of the dhow sailing under a white lateen sail.

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