Manilla Philippines--1944: View Of Damaged Wooden Structure Amidst Rubble On A Sunny Day

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Year1944
Decade1940s
LocationManila, Philippines
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1944 Philippines

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Manilla Philippines--1944: View Of Damaged Wooden... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this archival footage captures a sunlit scene in Manila, Philippines, showing a large wooden structure amidst rubble and debris. The frames reveal a damaged building with splintered wood and collapsed sections, viewed through a dark frame edge typical of home movie film. The image has a strong purple-blue color cast, likely from film degradation or lighting, with a bright sky visible in the background. The camera remains mostly static, offering a somber, historical glimpse of post-conflict urban decay.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125784522

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1944 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Manila, Philippines Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s documentary or educational edits needing Manila home-movie views of damaged urban structures and rubble.
Period detail: The 8mm color footage may show wartime-era damage, with splintered wood, debris, bright sky, and dark film-frame edges visible.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a static visitor-shot viewpoint, observing a damaged structure from street level without staged action or narration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a broken wooden structure, rubble, dark vertical frame edges, bright sky, utility lines, and heavy blue-purple color shift.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm texture through soft focus, dense grain, uneven exposure, gate edges, dust, and a strong blue-purple cast.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, historical insert, transition, or somber memory beat in a Manila or wartime-recovery sequence.
Historical context: The scene visually suggests urban damage and debris in Manila, but the frames alone do not identify a landmark, cause, or exact site.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are visible or flagged, but copyright, location, and property-status review should remain separate.
Research search match: Researcher matches include 1944 Manila 8mm damaged structure, Philippines rubble home movie, and 1940s urban destruction cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Manila 1944 material, then broader Philippines wartime damage or post-damage urban views.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 Manila 8mm frame showing a damaged wooden structure, debris, bright sky, and dark film-gate edges. — Damaged wooden structure and rubble under bright sky in Manila, 1944.

1944 Manila home-movie frame with a broken wooden structure, debris at the base, and visible film edge. — Splintered structure and debris remain mostly static in the frame.

1944 Manila 8mm view of a damaged wooden structure with rubble, sky, and strong blue-purple color shift. — Static street-level view of damaged wood and rubble with visible film border.

1944 Manila frame showing damaged wood, rubble, bright sky, utility lines, and visible 8mm gate edges. — Damaged structure and debris remain in view as the brief clip ends.

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