Persian Gulf-1947: Traditional Dhow Sailing In The Water

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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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Traditional Dhow Sailing In The Water — Clip Details

PERSIAN GULF-1947: A traditional dhow sails across calm blue waters under a pale sky, its large white lateen sail billowing in the wind. The 8mm film captures the vessel’s graceful movement, with visible grain and slight color fading characteristic of mid-century home movies. In the final frame, a distant rocky island emerges on the horizon, adding depth to the maritime scene. This authentic vintage footage offers a nostalgic glimpse of Persian Gulf life in the late 1940s, perfect for historical documentaries, editorial content, or retro-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: 124759771

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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: Supports 1940s maritime archive requests needing Persian Gulf dhow sailing footage for documentary inserts, educational timelines, or period travel sequences.
Period detail: The wooden dhow, lateen sail, open sea horizon, and mid-century 8mm color stock may show traditional Gulf coastal travel or fishing-era maritime practice.
Home-movie behavior: The short handheld view feels like a traveler or passenger observing a working sailboat from a distance rather than a staged scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dhow under a large white sail, calm blue water, pale sky, distant rocky island, film gate edges, and small onboard figures.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, gate borders, and minor exposure variation give the scan a recognizable 1940s home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a maritime cutaway, regional establishing insert, travel-memory beat, or transition from sea passage to island coastline.
Historical context: The footage visually documents sail-powered coastal movement in a Gulf setting without enough evidence to identify the vessel, island, route, or community.
Research note: People may be visible only as small figures aboard the dhow, so likeness risk appears limited but should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1940s 8mm Persian Gulf dhow, traditional lateen sail boat, vintage home movie sailing, and rocky Gulf island horizon.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with confirmed Persian Gulf 1947 material, then with broader vintage sailing or coastal travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A traditional dhow with a large white lateen sail moves across calm Persian Gulf water in archival 8mm footage. — A dhow sails across open water with its white sail filled by wind.

The dhow continues across the frame, its lateen sail prominent against sea and pale sky in the 1947 clip metadata context. — The vessel holds steady on calm water with the sail stretched high above the hull.

A cropped view shows the dhow passing through frame, with rigging, dark stern area, and possible small figures aboard. — The dhow passes closer to the camera, partially cropped by the film frame.

A hazy rocky island appears on the horizon beyond calm water, closing the short maritime 8mm sequence. — A rocky island or headland sits low on the horizon after the dhow sequence.

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