Suez Canal Egypt-1946: Ship Navigating Along White Beaches of Suez Canal

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationSuez Canal, Egypt
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Egypt

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Ship Navigating Along White Beaches of Suez Canal — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a view from a ship navigating the Suez Canal in Egypt. The footage shows a long stretch of calm blue water flanked by sandy, white beaches under a bright, sunny sky. An American flag is visible on the vessel's deck, and the perspective suggests movement through the canal. The image has the characteristic grain and color fade of mid-century amateur film, offering a nostalgic glimpse of post-war travel and global trade routes.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124759913

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Suez Canal, Egypt Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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: Useful for 1940s editorial projects needing shipboard views of the Suez Canal, sandy banks, and postwar travel or maritime route atmosphere.
Period detail: The shipboard viewpoint, small American flag, faded color, and 8mm home-movie texture support a mid-1940s travel-film context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective from a moving vessel, observing shoreline and canal scenery rather than staging people or action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include calm blue canal water, pale sandy banks, distant low vegetation, ship rigging, a vertical ship structure, an American flag, and hazy sky.
Film character: The footage shows soft focus, visible grain, color fade, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing typical of amateur 8mm travel film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a maritime travel insert, route-establishing cutaway, or quiet transition between Egypt, shipping, and postwar journey material.
Historical context: The view documents canal-edge landscape from a vessel, offering visual context for mid-century movement through an important international waterway.
Research note: No people are visible, but the American flag and any vessel identifiers should be reviewed separately from copyright, likeness, or property questions.
Research search match: Search phrases may include 1940s Suez Canal home movie, 8mm Egypt shipboard footage, canal water and sandy banks, and postwar maritime travel view.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1946 Suez Canal or Egypt travel footage, then with broader shipboard and maritime route material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Suez Canal shipboard view showing blue water, pale shore, vessel rigging, and an American flag near the lower frame. — Ship rigging and an American flag frame a canal-side view from the vessel.

1946 Suez Canal view from a vessel showing a white sandy bank, calm water edge, and distant low greenery. — A pale canal bank passes by with low vegetation on the horizon.

Shipboard 1946 Suez Canal view of a bright sandy bank, narrow water edge, and distant tree line. — The camera tracks along a bright sandy stretch beside the canal.

1946 Suez Canal shoreline from a moving vessel, with blue water, pale sand, and a low green horizon. — Blue water and pale sand form a quiet canal-side landscape.

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