Manilla Philippines--1944: View Of Brown Building Rubble On A Clear 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 Brown Building Rubble... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this archival footage captures the aftermath of destruction in Manila, Philippines. The frames reveal a landscape of brown rubble and collapsed structures under a clear, sunny sky. Charred wooden beams, twisted metal, and debris litter the ground, with remnants of buildings and a wagon wheel visible. The film exhibits natural grain and color shifts typical of vintage home movies, conveying a somber, historical mood. This raw, unfiltered footage offers a poignant glimpse into wartime devastation, ideal for documentaries, historical projects, or editorial content exploring 20th-century conflict.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125784554

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: 1940s 8mm footage for productions needing wartime-era Manila destruction views, rubble cutaways, or archival context for urban damage after conflict.
Period detail: The frames show burned masonry, collapsed beams, twisted metal, and a wagon wheel, with the 1944 Manila setting supported by clip metadata rather than visible signage.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld home-movie view studies the wreckage from a fixed street-level position without staging, narration, or visible participants.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include charred walls, roofless building remnants, scattered lumber, bent metal, a wagon wheel, dark vertical film edges, and blue sky.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, uneven exposure, color shift, gate edges, and frame-to-frame instability that mark it as physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a somber insert, transition, or cutaway when moving from wartime accounts to the material aftermath in the city.
Historical context: The clip visually documents urban ruin and fire damage in Manila, while the exact cause, street, and building identity are not identifiable from the frames alone.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or music are indicated, but copyright, location, and property-context review should still be handled separately before reuse.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1944 Manila rubble 8mm, Philippines wartime damage home movie, burned building ruins, and urban destruction archive footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1944 Manila material, then broader footage of wartime urban ruins and reconstruction aftermath.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 Manila 8mm frame showing burned rubble, collapsed beams, and dark structural remnants under bright light. — Charred rubble and collapsed structural remains fill the frame.

1944 Manila 8mm frame with a roofless damaged wall, wagon wheel, scattered metal, and rubble below blue sky. — A wagon wheel and scattered wreckage sit before burned building remains.

1944 Manila home-movie frame showing burned walls, a wagon wheel, metal scraps, and rubble across the ground. — Burned walls and a wagon wheel appear amid scattered rubble.

1944 Manila 8mm frame showing a roofless damaged structure, charred debris, and a wagon wheel in the foreground. — The shot holds on roofless ruins and debris under clear sky.

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