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New York--1946: Steam Boats Moving Smoothly Across Calm Waters

  • Year1946
  • Decade1940s
  • LocationNew York, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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New York--1946: Steam Boats Moving Smoothly Across Calm... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a fleet of steam-powered cargo ships moving across calm waters from a dockside viewpoint. The footage, framed by a dark window edge, shows several large vessels navigating a harbor, with one prominent ship emitting white steam as it passes. A small tugboat assists in the foreground, while the distant shoreline is visible under a hazy sky. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and vertical scratches, evoking a nostalgic mid-20th century maritime scene.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
125784612

Rights & Clearance

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

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Date
1946 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
New York, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

  • a beautiful day for a boat ride
  • steam
  • boat
  • moving
  • smoothly
  • calm
  • waters
  • nature
  • new york
  • 194
  • 1946 New York harbor footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • steam ships 1940s
  • maritime history
  • vintage Super 8 footage
  • 1940s home movie
  • cargo ships 1946
  • archival steamboat footage
  • old film grain
  • 8mm home movie
  • vintage nautical scene
  • classic 1940s footage
  • New York waterfront
  • historical ship movement
  • retro maritime
  • 1940s transportation
  • old film footage
  • vintage documentary
  • 8mm archival
  • 1940s nostalgia

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1940s New York harbor home-movie footage for productions needing maritime traffic, steamship movement, or postwar waterfront establishing material.

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