Yokohama Japan-1954: U.S. Army Port Sign in Yokohama

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Year1954
Decade1950s
LocationYokohama, Japan
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1954 Yokohama Japan

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U.S. Army Port Sign in Yokohama — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1954, this vintage footage captures the Yokohama U.S. Army Port in Japan. The clip features a large red sign reading "YOKOHAMA U.S. ARMY" above a white building with a corrugated metal awning. A group of people, likely soldiers and civilians, stand near the entrance. The image has a grainy, slightly faded quality typical of Super 8 home movies from the 1950s, with muted colors and soft focus. The camera remains mostly static, offering a candid glimpse of post-war military life in Japan.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125882446

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1954 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: Yokohama, Japan 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 for documentary or museum edits needing 1950s Yokohama U.S. Army port footage, especially an exterior establishing detail from postwar Japan.
Period detail: The red YOKOHAMA U.S. ARMY lettering, white port building, metal awnings, and 8mm color stock support a mid-1950s military-port setting.
Home-movie behavior: The mostly static framing feels like a visitor or service member pausing to record the port entrance and people gathered near the doorway.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the large red port sign, white facade, corrugated awnings, dark entrance bays, windows, shadowed rooflines, and small figures below.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, faded color, and slight exposure unevenness give the short shot a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, location cutaway, transition into military-port material, or memory beat for Yokohama in the 1950s.
Historical context: The footage visually places U.S. military presence within an urban Japanese port setting without showing specific operations or identifiable events.
Research note: People and U.S. Army signage are visible, so likeness, trademark or insignia, and location-identification review may be needed apart from copyright status.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1954 Yokohama Japan 8mm footage, U.S. Army port exterior, postwar Japan military presence, and home-movie port building.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1954 Yokohama scenes, then broader Japan port, U.S. military, or postwar travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1954 Yokohama footage showing the red YOKOHAMA U.S. ARMY sign over a white port building with figures near the entrance. — Red YOKOHAMA U.S. ARMY lettering spans the top of the port building as people gather below.

Yokohama U.S. Army port exterior in 1954, with red sign letters, metal awnings, windows, and people standing near the building. — The camera holds on the port facade, with red lettering above awnings and entrance bays.

Close 1954 view of the Yokohama port building showing red U.S. sign letters, a white facade, windows, and corrugated awnings. — A tighter view emphasizes the red U.S. lettering and the building details below it.

Final 1954 frame holds on the Yokohama U.S. Army port facade, showing red sign letters, white wall, and dark windows. — The shot ends on the sign and facade, with the port building filling the frame.

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