New York-1946: Cargo Ship Moving in Harbor with Tugboats

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Cargo Ship Moving in Harbor with Tugboats — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a bustling New York harbor scene. A large, weathered cargo ship dominates the waterway, moving slowly past smaller tugboats and other vessels. The footage, viewed through a window frame with visible film grain and scratches, shows a hazy sky and distant city skyline. The camera remains steady, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century maritime activity and industrial port life.

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: 125784609

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: 1946 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: New York, United States 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: This 1940s New York harbor clip supports documentary or educational edits needing mid-century maritime traffic, cargo shipping, and tugboat activity from home-movie footage.
Period detail: The large weathered cargo vessel, small tugboats, hazy skyline, and shipboard or window-framed viewpoint may show postwar New York port activity.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of an observer's steady home-movie view across the harbor, watching working vessels pass without staging or narration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large cargo ship, small tugboats, open harbor water, distant shoreline, hazy sky, railing or window framing, and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The scan carries blue-toned color, visible grain, scratches, slight softness, and steady 8mm framing that give the scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a harbor establishing insert, maritime transition, industrial cutaway, or quiet memory beat for 1940s New York.
Historical context: The footage visually places cargo movement and tug assistance within a busy urban harbor setting, without identifying a specific ship, pier, company, or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are apparent, but ship identity, vessel markings, copyright status, and location claims should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1940s New York harbor home movie, 8mm cargo ship with tugboats, vintage port footage, and mid-century maritime traffic.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1946 New York harbor material, then broader tugboat, cargo ship, and urban waterfront footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 New York harbor view with a large cargo ship, small tugboats, distant shoreline, and dark framing around the 8mm image. — A large cargo ship moves across New York harbor with smaller tugboats nearby.

A large weathered cargo vessel passes through New York harbor in 1946, with small tugboats, distant shore, and window-like framing visible. — The cargo vessel continues through the harbor as a tugboat sits nearby.

1946 New York harbor footage shows a weathered cargo ship moving past the camera, with tugboats, railing, and distant waterfront visible. — A weathered cargo ship fills the lower harbor view with small craft around it.

The final 1946 New York harbor frame holds on the cargo ship, tugboat activity, hazy skyline, railing, and 8mm film scratches. — The ship remains in view against a hazy shoreline and open harbor water.

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