England-1949: Blue Car Lowered From Ship by Crane

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Year1949
Decade1940s
LocationEngland
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Blue Car Lowered From Ship by Crane — Clip Details

ENGLAND-1949: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a blue station wagon being lowered by crane from the side of a massive ship onto a dock. Several men in period attire watch the operation below, their figures small against the ship's dark hull. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows the car suspended mid-air, its chrome details catching the light. The scene evokes a sense of post-war industrial activity and maritime logistics, with the grainy texture and color palette characteristic of mid-century home movies.

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: 125781255

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

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 1002 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1949
Reel-level location note: England
Date: 1949 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: England 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 England archive requests needing maritime logistics, vehicle cargo handling, docks, or postwar travel and transport context.
Period detail: The blue station wagon, heavy ship hull, crane lift, and men's period clothing support a late-1940s transport scene, with the 1949 date supplied by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an observer's home-movie perspective, watching a large ship operation from a distance as bystanders gather below.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a blue car suspended by crane, a dark ship hull, dockside pavement, several men watching, a bright gangway or pier edge, and nearby greenery in the final frame.
Film character: The 8mm color scan shows visible grain, high contrast, soft focus, slight underexposure, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or cutaway for sea travel, cargo unloading, vehicle transport, or postwar movement of goods and people.
Historical context: The clip visually places a private vehicle beside large-scale maritime infrastructure, showing ordinary observers dwarfed by the ship and dock operation.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed, while no clear brands or logos are visible; copyright and location permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1949 England 8mm home movie, blue car lowered from ship, dockside crane unloading, vintage station wagon cargo, or maritime transport footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with England 1949 dock or ship footage, then with broader themes of postwar travel, port logistics, and vehicle transport.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1949 England home-movie footage, a blue station wagon hangs from a crane beside a large ship as men watch from the dock. — A blue car is lowered beside the ship while several men observe from below.

The blue car remains suspended beside the ship, with small figures on the dock emphasizing the scale of the vessel. — The car hangs high above the dock against the ship's dark hull.

A blue station wagon is lowered from the ship side while men in period clothing gather and gesture on the dock below. — Bystanders gather under the suspended car during the dockside lowering.

The final frame shifts to a nearby exterior area with greenery, benches, stone or structural details, and small people in the distance. — The view changes to a nearby outdoor area with plants, benches, and distant figures.

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