Ontario Canada-1940: Steamship at Night with Smoke and Glowing Mast Light

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1940
Decade1940s
LocationOntario, Canada
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1940 Canada

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Steamship at Night with Smoke and Glowing Mast Light — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1940, this vintage home movie captures a mysterious maritime scene at dusk or night. A large ship emerges from the darkness, its silhouette defined by a glowing mast light and a plume of smoke rising from its stack. The entire frame is bathed in a deep, grainy purple hue, characteristic of aged film stock and low-light conditions. The camera remains steady, focusing on the vessel as it moves across the water, creating a haunting and atmospheric archival moment. This footage offers a rare glimpse into mid-20th century maritime life, perfect for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-specific storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124763926

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1940 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Ontario, Canada Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1940s Ontario home-movie footage for productions needing a brief night maritime insert or atmospheric ship passage.
Period detail: The clip may show a steamship or work vessel, with a dark hull silhouette, stack smoke, and a small mast light visible in low light.
Home-movie behavior: The steady shore-based view gives the scene an unstaged home-movie quality, observing a vessel moving through darkness rather than presenting a formal record.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark water, a silhouetted vessel, smoke or steam, a small glowing mast light, blue-purple night exposure, and film-frame borders.
Film character: Dense grain, underexposure, soft focus, and a purple-blue cast give the 8mm material a strong low-light archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a maritime cutaway, nocturnal transition, memory beat, or brief atmospheric insert between waterfront scenes.
Historical context: The footage visually suggests everyday maritime activity seen from shore, without enough detail to identify the vessel, route, or specific waterfront.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable markings are visible, but vessel identity, location specifics, copyright status, and any property implications should be reviewed.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1940s Ontario 8mm ship at night, vintage home movie steamship smoke, and archival night vessel on water.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1940 Ontario waterfront footage, then broader vintage ship, harbor, smoke, and night-water scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Ontario 8mm frame with a dim vessel silhouette near the waterline in purple-blue low light. — A vessel is barely visible against dark water and night sky.

1940 Ontario 8mm frame showing a dark ship shape, smoke plume, and small glowing mast light at night. — Smoke and a small light define the vessel in the darkness.

1940 Ontario home-movie frame with a dark vessel, stack smoke, and low-light purple-blue film cast. — The vessel passes through the frame with smoke visible above it.

1940 Ontario 8mm frame of a vessel on dark water, with smoke trailing and a small light glowing above the silhouette. — A glowing light and smoke trail mark the ship's movement at night.

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