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Ontario Canada-1940: A Couple Taking A Ferry Ride Near A Busy City Harbor

  • Year1940
  • Decade1940s
  • LocationOntario, Canada
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1940 Canada
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A Couple Taking A Ferry Ride Near A Busy City Harbor — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1940, this vintage footage captures a couple silhouetted on a ferry ride across a calm lake in Ontario, Canada. The view from the boat shows a bustling city harbor with tall buildings, industrial smokestacks, and a prominent domed skyscraper in the distance. A white ferry boat is visible on the water, and the scene is framed by the boat's interior structure. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, faded colors, and a nostalgic, documentary-style feel, offering a rare glimpse into mid-20th century transportation and urban life.

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
124763674

Rights & Clearance

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
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Date
1940 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
Ontario, Canada 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

  • city
  • water
  • ferry
  • boat
  • couple
  • port
  • harbor
  • lake
  • ride
  • busy
  • transportation
  • ontario canada
  • 1940
  • 1940s ferry ride footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Ontario Canada 1940
  • city harbor view
  • waterfront transportation
  • silhouetted couple
  • archival Super 8
  • mid-century travel
  • historic ferry footage
  • 1940s nostalgia
  • old film footage
  • documentary style
  • 8mm home movie
  • retro travel
  • vintage cityscape
  • lake view
  • industrial waterfront
  • classic film
  • archival footage
  • vintage transportation

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1940s documentary edits needing Ontario harbor travel, ferry passenger views, or urban waterfront transportation from home-movie 8mm footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

City harbor seen from a ferry window with smokestacks, piers, and a domed tower in the distance.

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