Suez Canal Egypt-1946: The Suez Canal Plaque Hangs Briefly On The Sign And The

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The Suez Canal Plaque Hangs Briefly On The Sign And The — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this archival footage captures a close-up of a vintage plaque for The Suez Canal. The sign, titled 'THE SUEZ CANAL' with text detailing its route from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, is shown in a dimly lit setting. The image is grainy and slightly out of focus, characteristic of home movie footage from the era. The camera remains steady, focusing on the text and a partial map outline on the left. This clip offers a rare glimpse of mid-20th century cartographic design and historical documentation.

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: 124759832

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

Source reel: Reel 1726 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: reel 2
Reel-level year note: 1946
Reel-level location note: india,suez canal,calcutta
Date: 1946 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: Suez Canal, Egypt Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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: 1940s 8mm footage suited to documentary or educational requests for a brief Suez Canal title-card, plaque, or travel-documentation insert.
Period detail: The serif title, printed route description, crest-like emblem, and simple map outline may show mid-20th-century tourist or informational display design.
Home-movie behavior: The clip reflects a visitor-shot record of an informational sign, held briefly and closely so the wording and map layout become the subject.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the large Suez Canal title, smaller explanatory text, an emblem at top, a left-side map outline, dark frame edges, and uneven projected light.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, dim exposure, and contact-print framing that give the sign a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, location identifier, travel transition, or archival memory beat within a Suez Canal or Egypt sequence.
Historical context: The frames show an English-language canal display, offering visual context for how the route was presented to travelers or viewers in archival footage.
Research note: No people are visible, but the plaque text, emblem, and display design should still be reviewed for copyright or institution-related use concerns.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1946 8mm Suez Canal plaque, Egypt travel sign, vintage canal map display, and home movie route information board.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1946 Suez Canal or Egypt material, then broader canal, map, travel-sign, and mid-century tourism footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soft, dark 1946 8mm frame showing a Suez Canal plaque in Egypt with a large printed title, small text, and partial map outline. — Dark close-up of the Suez Canal display, with the title and map outline barely visible.

1946 8mm view of a Suez Canal informational plaque in Egypt, showing the title, emblem, route description, and left-side map outline. — The plaque is more legible, with the Suez Canal title centered beneath a small emblem.

Bright 1946 8mm frame of the Suez Canal plaque in Egypt, with the title, smaller route wording, top emblem, and map outline visible. — A brighter close-up reveals the printed canal title, emblem, and surrounding explanatory text.

1946 8mm frame of the Suez Canal plaque in Egypt, framed by dark borders and showing the title, emblem, text, and partial map. — The final frame holds on the same Suez Canal display, with dark borders and soft focus.

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