New York--1946: Ships In A Dock

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

New York--1946: Ships In A Dock — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a bustling harbor scene in New York. A large naval vessel, likely a cargo or transport ship, moves through the water, emitting smoke from its stacks. Smaller tugboats assist in maneuvering, creating white wakes as they navigate the bay. The footage, viewed through a window frame, shows visible film grain and scratches, enhancing its authentic archival quality. The scene evokes mid-20th 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: 125784613

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

docks
water
ships
dockland
bay
awesome
dock
transportation
new york
194
1946 New York harbor footage
vintage 8mm film
naval ship in port
tugboats assisting cargo ship
mid-20th century maritime activity
archival ship footage
1940s transportation
historic dock scene
old film grain
wartime shipping
American industrial history
vintage home movie
documentary footage
retro maritime
8mm home movie
New York waterfront
naval vessel smoke
historical footage
1940s America
archival ship movement

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s documentary edits needing New York harbor traffic, naval or transport vessels, and tugboat activity from home-movie footage.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-1940s harbor infrastructure, a large gray ship, working tugboats, smoke from stacks, and dockside framing seen through a window or pier structure.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the visitor-shot vantage point, observing harbor movement from shore rather than a staged maritime scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large ship in the bay, tugboats crossing the foreground, smoke or haze, distant shoreline, water wakes, and dark window or dock framing.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, scratches, slight exposure variation, and a blue cast that support its archival home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short harbor insert, transport cutaway, postwar city transition, or memory beat for maritime activity.
Historical context: The scene documents working waterfront activity in New York, with large vessels and tugboats moving through a busy bay setting.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but vessel identity, possible military use, location details, and copyright status should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Searches such as 1940s New York harbor home movie, 8mm tugboats, vintage dockland ships, and postwar waterfront footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1946 New York harbor clips, then broader vintage shipping, tugboat, and dockland footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 New York harbor view with a large gray ship in the distance and a tugboat crossing the foreground. — Large vessel and tugboat traffic in New York harbor.

A tugboat moves across the foreground while a large ship sits or moves in the New York harbor background. — Tugboat crossing in front of a larger harbor vessel.

New York harbor scene with a foreground tugboat, part of a large ship at left, and a darker vessel in the distance. — Multiple vessels move through a hazy harbor view.

A New York harbor view shows a tugboat in the foreground, dock structure at right, and large vessels beyond. — Tugboat near dock framing with larger ships beyond.

Visually Similar Clips