Florida-1945: Sailor in White Uniform Walking

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Year1945
Decade1940s
LocationFlorida, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD

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Sailor in White Uniform Walking — Clip Details

A young sailor in a crisp white uniform smiles warmly at the camera while walking across a grassy lawn in Florida, 1945. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures the cheerful mood of a post-war era, with palm trees and tropical foliage in the background. The footage shows natural movement and slight camera shake, typical of handheld Super 8 recordings from the 1940s. The sailor’s navy blue neckerchief and cap contrast with his white uniform, and his relaxed posture reflects a moment of pride and leisure. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into American military life during the mid-20th century.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127465850

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: 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 1044 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: 200p, blue hole
Reel-level year note: 1945
Reel-level location note: florida
Date: 1945 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Florida, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1940s Florida home-movie footage for projects needing a brief military portrait, family-memory insert, or civilian-life cutaway with a sailor outdoors.
Period detail: The white U.S. Navy-style sailor uniform, cap, dark neckerchief, and tropical lawn setting support the supplied 1945 Florida identification without showing a landmark.
Home-movie behavior: The sailor smiles toward the camera while walking, giving the clip an informal, personal-record feel rather than a posed official military view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a white sailor uniform, white cap, dark neckerchief, grassy lawn, palms, shrubs, and a pale building or wall in the background.
Film character: The 8mm color scan shows soft focus, mild grain, uneven exposure, gate edges, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of amateur mid-century film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, character introduction, military-life cutaway, or transition into a wartime or postwar family sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually connects naval service dress with a relaxed outdoor domestic or base-adjacent setting, but the frames do not identify the man or exact site.
Research note: A clearly visible adult face and military uniform require likeness and context review, while copyright status should be assessed separately from personal rights.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1940s Florida sailor home movie, 8mm Navy uniform man walking, smiling serviceman outdoors, and vintage military family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Florida 1945 material, and then with related themes of sailors, home leave, family filming, or military portraits.

Still Frames From This Clip

Adult sailor in a white uniform and cap walks across a Florida lawn in 1945 home-movie footage. — A sailor in white dress uniform walks past the camera on a sunny lawn.

Smiling adult sailor in white uniform walks outdoors with shrubs and a pale wall behind him in Florida, 1945. — The sailor turns toward the camera while passing a landscaped lawn.

Adult sailor smiles while walking near the camera, with palm foliage and lawn visible in the 1945 Florida footage. — The sailor comes closer to the camera, smiling against a tropical lawn backdrop.

Smiling sailor in a white uniform walks past palm trees and grass in the supplied 1945 Florida home-movie clip. — A smiling sailor passes the camera with palms and lawn behind him.

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