New York-1948: Ocean Liner Atlantic Escorted by Tugboat

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Year1948
Decade1940s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1948 New York

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Ocean Liner Atlantic Escorted by Tugboat — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1948: A vintage 8mm film clip captures the massive ocean liner Atlantic being escorted into port by a tugboat. The white passenger ship, with its name clearly visible, is guided through the water by the smaller, dark tugboat marked with a large 'M'. The footage, shot from a nearby vessel, shows the ship's decks and superstructure, with people visible on the upper levels. The scene unfolds under an overcast sky, with a hazy shoreline in the background, all rendered in the characteristic grain and color palette of mid-century home movie film.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127560140

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

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 2269 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: wedding,decoration day,wj nolan jr
Reel-level year note: 1948
Reel-level location note: geneva new york
Date: 1948 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: New York, 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: Useful for 1940s New York transportation, harbor, and ocean-liner sequences needing real home-movie coverage of a passenger ship arriving with tug assistance.
Period detail: The white liner, tugboat, crowded upper deck, hazy shoreline, and 8mm color stock support a late-1940s port-arrival setting in New York.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective from another vessel, holding on the ship and tug as people gather along the liner's upper decks.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the liner's bow and superstructure, the name Atlantic, a dark tug marked M, upper-deck passengers, rigging, water, and a hazy shoreline.
Film character: The footage carries soft 8mm color, visible grain, gate edges, dust specks, mild exposure variation, and handheld framing typical of mid-century home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a harbor-arrival insert, travel transition, maritime cutaway, or brief memory beat for postwar New York passenger travel.
Historical context: The scene shows large-scale passenger transport in a busy harbor setting, with tug assistance and spectators or passengers visible on deck.
Research note: Human review should confirm vessel identification, tug marking, copyright status, and any likeness or trademark concerns from visible people and markings.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1948 New York harbor home movie, ocean liner Atlantic tugboat, 8mm passenger ship arrival, and vintage port footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel harbor footage, then other 1948 New York waterfront clips, then broader ocean-liner, tugboat, and port-arrival material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1948 New York harbor footage showing the Atlantic passenger ship with a tugboat at its side and shoreline beyond. — The liner Atlantic is seen close to a dark tugboat while entering harbor waters.

The Atlantic's superstructure and deck passengers appear as a tugboat works alongside in New York harbor. — People stand on the liner's upper deck as the tug remains close to the hull.

A soft 8mm view frames the Atlantic's decks and windows with the marked tugboat low in the foreground. — The camera holds on the liner's midsection, deck activity, and nearby tug.

The Atlantic passes through the frame with upper-deck figures, a tugboat marked M, and a muted New York shoreline behind. — The liner and tug continue through the harbor under a pale, overcast sky.

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