Vancouver Canada-1974: Couple on USS Missouri Deck at WWII Surrender Plaque

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationVancouver, Canada
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 Vancouver Canada

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Couple on USS Missouri Deck at WWII Surrender Plaque — Clip Details

VANCOUVER CANADA-1974: A couple walks along the deck of the USS Missouri, a historic battleship. The man wears a light-colored sweater and dark pants, while the woman is in a white outfit with a headscarf. The scene captures the ship's deck with large chains and railings under a cloudy sky. The clip concludes with a close-up of the commemorative plaque marking the spot where Japan signed the Instrument of Surrender, ending World War II. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures a moment of historical reflection and nostalgia.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 125632296

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: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1016 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: worlds fair
Reel-level year note: 1974
Reel-level location note: seattle,british columbia canada
Date: 1974 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: Vancouver, Canada 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: 1970s 8mm visitor footage for edits needing the USS Missouri deck and WWII surrender marker in a Vancouver travel or naval-history context.
Period detail: The visitors' casual 1970s clothing, ship railings, heavy deck chains, and close view of the surrender plaque provide visible period and military-display detail.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel as the couple walks toward the camera, then the filming shifts to a close look at the commemorative plaque.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult visitors, battleship deck chains, railings, cloudy sky, trees beyond the ship, and the circular USS Missouri surrender plaque.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure shifts, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of a home-movie record.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief travel insert, naval-history cutaway, memory beat, or transition from personal tourism to WWII commemoration.
Historical context: The plaque identifies the USS Missouri as the site associated with Japan's Instrument of Surrender, while the surrounding shots show visitors encountering that history as a public display.
Research note: Adult faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; the plaque text and military subject should be evaluated separately from underlying film copyright.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1974 Vancouver USS Missouri deck, 8mm battleship visitor footage, Big Mo surrender plaque, and WWII surrender marker home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Vancouver 1974 naval or waterfront footage, then broader battleship and WWII memorial visitor scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Vancouver in 1974, two adult visitors walk toward the camera on the USS Missouri deck under a cloudy sky. — Visitors walk along the USS Missouri deck between large chains and railings.

Close-up of the USS Missouri plaque marking the site of Japan's Instrument of Surrender, filmed from a visitor viewpoint. — The camera moves in on the USS Missouri surrender plaque set into a circular frame.

The 8mm footage holds on the USS Missouri plaque describing the surrender signing that ended the Second World War. — A close view shows raised lettering on the USS Missouri surrender plaque.

A final close frame centers the USS Missouri surrender plaque, with its inscription visible through soft home-movie focus. — The clip ends on the circular USS Missouri plaque commemorating the surrender signing location.

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