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1946: Boat Racing Through Water, Suez Canal

1946: Boat Racing Through Water, Suez Canal

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  • Year1946
  • Decade1940s
  • LocationSuez Canal, Egypt
  • Duration5s
  • Pond5 pricefrom $199 USD
  • Collection1946 Egypt

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Boat Racing Through Water, Suez Canal — Clip Details

1946: A vintage 8mm home movie clip captures a boat-like object speeding through the Suez Canal in Egypt, generating white water waves as it moves. The close-up shot highlights the hull cutting through the water at high speed, with rushing currents and splashing droplets visible. This rare archival footage offers a dynamic glimpse of mid-20th century maritime activity, showcasing the power and motion of early canal transport. The grainy, authentic film quality enhances its historic charm, making it ideal for documentaries, editorial content, and nostalgic storytelling about post-war travel and engineering.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Close-up
Resolution
See Pond5 listing
License
Not licensed directly; available on Pond5
Delivery
Via Pond5
Duration
5s
Pond5 price
from $199 USD
Clip ID
72392042

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel 1726 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label
reel 2
Reel-level year note
1946
Reel-level location note
india,suez canal,calcutta
Date
1946 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
Suez Canal, Egypt 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
Marketplace licensing (Pond5)

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

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Topics & Keywords

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  • object
  • racing
  • water
  • creating
  • white
  • waves
  • ocean
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  • rush
  • boating
  • hull
  • moving
  • close
  • down
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  • knots
  • orange
  • red
  • unusual
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  • wet
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  • nature
  • SUEZ canal egypt
  • 1946
  • 1946 Suez Canal Egypt
  • vintage 8mm film
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  • boat racing
  • white water waves
  • maritime transport
  • archival footage
  • historic canal
  • moving boat
  • close-up water
  • vintage film
  • retro footage
  • documentary clip
  • editorial use
  • old film
  • sea travel
  • water motion
  • hull in motion
  • historical footage
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  • 1940s travel
  • Egyptian canal
  • archival home movie
  • classic film
  • moving water
  • wet film
  • unusual footage
  • simple motion
  • nature water
  • documentary footage

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