Cleveland Ohio-1938: Sullivan Brothers Ship Docked in Water

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationCleveland, Ohio, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Cleveland Ohio

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Sullivan Brothers Ship Docked in Water — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from Cleveland, Ohio, in 1938, showing the ship Sullivan Brothers docked in calm water. The black and white footage captures the vessel's white superstructure and dark hull, with its name clearly visible. Silhouetted tree branches frame the left side of the shot, while the ship remains stationary under a bright, overcast sky. The grainy texture and soft focus are characteristic of 8mm film from the era, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century maritime life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
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: 125780412

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: 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 1001 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1937-1938-1939
Reel-level location note: Cleveland
Date: 1938 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: Cleveland, Ohio, 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: 1930s Cleveland harbor footage suited to documentary or educational sequences needing a brief Great Lakes vessel cutaway.
Period detail: The vessel form, monochrome 8mm image, and visible name on the hull support a late-1930s maritime setting from the supplied Cleveland metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot viewpoint from shore, with branches partly framing the stationary ship rather than a staged industrial view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the ship's white superstructure, dark hull, readable hull name, calm water, distant shoreline, dock edge, mast rigging, and silhouetted leaves.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, mild gate weave, and high overcast exposure give the shot a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short harbor insert, establishing cutaway, transition, or memory beat for Great Lakes maritime material.
Historical context: The scene shows a named vessel at rest in calm water, reflecting everyday waterfront observation rather than a documented ceremony or voyage.
Research note: The readable vessel name should be reviewed for identification and trademark or property concerns, while no faces, children, or private interiors are visible.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1938 Cleveland 8mm ship, Great Lakes harbor home movie, Sullivan Brothers vessel, and black and white docked ship footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other 1938 Cleveland waterfront material, then broader Great Lakes ships and harbor cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Cleveland home-movie frame showing the Sullivan Brothers vessel stationary in calm water, partly framed by dark leaves. — The Sullivan Brothers vessel sits near shore, with branches crossing the foreground.

The Sullivan Brothers ship remains still in a Cleveland waterfront view, with its name visible along the dark hull. — A shore-level view holds on the named vessel and its white cabin structure.

A closer 1938 Cleveland frame shows the docked Sullivan Brothers vessel, its cabin windows, dark hull, and foreground branches. — Foreground leaves partially obscure the bow while the ship name remains visible.

The final frame keeps the Cleveland vessel centered behind silhouetted leaves, with calm water and a muted shoreline in the background. — The ship remains stationary as dark leaves frame the upper foreground.

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