Long Island New York-1948: Flag Of The United States On A Ship

$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.

Year1948
Decade1940s
LocationLong Island, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1948 New York

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Flag Of The United States On A Ship — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1948, this vintage home movie captures the American flag fluttering on a ship's mast as it sails across the open sea. The footage, likely filmed from the deck, shows the flag waving against a deep blue ocean under a twilight sky, with visible film grain and a cool color cast typical of the era. The camera remains steady, focusing on the flag's movement through the waves, evoking a sense of travel and national pride during the post-war period. This archival clip offers authentic 1940s maritime footage for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-specific projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124862765

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 1072 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: ny, boat
Reel-level year note: 1948
Reel-level location note: long island
Date: 1948 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: Long Island, New York, United States 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 maritime travel, Long Island-area home-movie, or postwar American flag cutaway needs in documentary, museum, educational, or period editorial work.
Period detail: The visible U.S. flag on a ship mast, open water, and saturated 8mm color may show late-1940s leisure or travel filming from a vessel near Long Island.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot deck perspective, holding on the flag as it moves in wind while the water passes behind it.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a U.S. flag, vertical ship mast or pole, open sea, distant horizon, blue sky, wake or choppy water, and dark frame edges from the film scan.
Film character: The footage carries a dense blue color cast, visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing typical of scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief maritime insert, patriotic cutaway, travel transition, or atmospheric memory beat between shipboard or coastal scenes.
Historical context: The scene visually places an American flag within a shipboard travel setting, without identifying the vessel, route, passengers, or specific event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright, location context, and any project-specific flag or vessel identification needs.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1948 8mm American flag on ship, Long Island home movie ocean travel, vintage U.S. flag at sea, and 1940s maritime footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1948 Long Island footage, then broader 1940s shipboard, ocean travel, or American flag material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1948 Long Island-area 8mm frame showing a U.S. flag on a ship mast against open blue water. — U.S. flag flutters from a ship mast with the sea behind it.

A partially framed U.S. flag hangs beside a ship mast over the blue sea in this 1948 home-movie frame. — Flag and mast remain near the edge of frame as water moves below.

1948 8mm frame showing a U.S. flag beside a ship mast, with ocean horizon and blue sky visible. — The flag is seen against a wider view of sea and horizon.

The U.S. flag fills the right side of a 1948 Long Island-area shipboard frame, with textured ocean water behind it. — Flag cloth and mast stand out against the rippled blue sea.

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