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Cleveland Ohio-1938: View Of Black And White Ship In Ocean Water On A Clear Day

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

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View Of Black And White Ship In Ocean Water On A Clear Day — 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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Topics & Keywords

  • watercraft
  • color
  • outdoors
  • nature
  • weather
  • view
  • black
  • white
  • ship
  • ocean
  • water
  • clear
  • day
  • objects
  • cleveland ohio
  • 1938
  • 1938 ship footage
  • Sullivan Brothers ship
  • Cleveland Ohio maritime
  • vintage 8mm film
  • black and white ship
  • 1930s maritime history
  • archival ship footage
  • 8mm home movie
  • historic vessel
  • old ship footage
  • 1938 archival footage
  • docked ship
  • vintage 8mm
  • 1930s home movie
  • 8mm film grain
  • classic ship
  • 1938 vintage footage
  • Ohio ship
  • old film footage
  • 8mm archival

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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