Manilla Philippines--194: Post Office In Focus

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

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Manilla Philippines--194: Post Office In Focus — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this archival footage from Manila, Philippines, captures a close-up of a green textured surface with the word 'POSTOFFICE' typed in bold, uppercase letters. The image exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight flicker, and a dark border typical of home movie film. The scene is static, focusing on the text, evoking a sense of mid-20th century administrative life and historical documentation. This vintage clip offers authentic period detail for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 125784557

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: Manilla, 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 as a 1940s Manila administrative-title insert or post office reference for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences.
Period detail: The visible typed uppercase POSTOFFICE wording on green textured material may show a mid-century title card or label rather than an exterior location view.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the direct, practical quality of home-movie documentation, holding on a functional label instead of staging action or people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include repeated POSTOFFICE text, green textured paper or card, dark film borders, frame divisions, soft focus, and uneven exposure.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows coarse grain, muted green color, slight flicker, soft focus, and dark gate edges that give it a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, chapter marker, archival transition, or memory beat around wartime-era mail, administration, or Manila context.
Historical context: The footage visually points to postal or administrative subject matter, but the frames do not show buildings, streets, workers, or public activity.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright, source provenance, and any contextual claims separately.
Research search match: Researchers may search for 1940s Manila post office title card, 8mm Philippines archive, wartime postal administration insert, or vintage home movie label.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1944 Manila or Philippines footage, then broader postal, office, signage, or administrative cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 Manila 8mm frame showing a green textured label or card with POSTOFFICE typed in uppercase letters and dark film edges. — Typed POSTOFFICE text on a green textured surface.

1944 Manila 8mm frame with POSTOFFICE typed on a green textured card, seen with muted color, grain, and black frame borders. — POSTOFFICE label held in a static close view.

1944 Manila 8mm frame showing the lower portion of a green POSTOFFICE label, with visible grain, shadowing, and frame edge darkness. — A repeated POSTOFFICE label appears lower in the frame.

1944 Manila 8mm frame showing green textured material, a dark horizontal frame division, and the edge of the POSTOFFICE label area. — Film frame edge and green label surface near the end of the clip.

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