Suez Canal Egypt-1946: View Of White Beaches And Blue Sea Water On A Sunny Day

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View Of White Beaches And Blue Sea Water On A Sunny Day — 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 Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124759913

Rights & Clearance

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

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 (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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Topics & Keywords

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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