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Persian Gulf-1947: Island Lighthouse in Ocean View Vintage 8mm Film

  • Year1947
  • Decade1940s
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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Island Lighthouse in Ocean View Vintage 8mm Film — Clip Details

PERSIAN GULF-1947: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a distant rocky island rising from calm waters, its silhouette framed by the dark edges of a window or porthole. A small lighthouse stands atop the island, visible in the final frames, as the camera slowly pans across the hazy horizon. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, muted color tones, and subtle film scratches, evoking a sense of quiet isolation and mid-century maritime nostalgia. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse of the Persian Gulf's coastal landscape in the late 1940s, perfect for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
124759778

Rights & Clearance

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

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Date
1947 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Not recorded Unidentified (Insufficient evidence for a responsible conclusion.)
Location evidence
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Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

  • ocean
  • sea
  • light
  • house
  • lighthouse
  • island
  • lonely
  • color
  • buildings
  • landmarks
  • persian gulf
  • 1947
  • 1947 Persian Gulf footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • lighthouse on island
  • ocean view 1947
  • Super 8 home movie
  • maritime landscape
  • archival sea footage
  • classic film grain
  • distant island view
  • window frame shot
  • vintage color film
  • historical footage
  • retro travel clip
  • old film aesthetic
  • nostalgic sea scene
  • 1940s home movie
  • Persian Gulf history
  • lighthouse silhouette
  • vintage documentary clip
  • 8mm archival footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Supports requests for 1940s maritime home-movie footage, especially distant island, sea horizon, and lighthouse cutaways for documentary or educational edits.

Still Frames From This Clip

Distant rocky island across calm water, framed by dark vertical film or window edges.

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