United States-1944: Two Naval Officers Shaking Hands and Laughing Beside a Park Pond

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Year1944
Decade1940s
LocationUnited States
Duration8s
Price$149 USD
Collection1944 · United States

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What is in this clip

military service
friendship
wartime home front
leisure in a park
greeting
humour
family filmmaking

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · static · eye level
Setting: outdoor · Public park with a pond, rocks at the water's edge, a lawn and mature trees on the far bank
Time and weather: daytime · mild season with trees in leaf · sunny
Lighting: Direct sunlight with strong contrast and bright reflections on the water
People: 2 · Two adult men in dark double-breasted naval officer uniforms with sleeve stripes and white-topped peaked caps, smiling and shaking hands; several small distant figures sit and walk on the far bank.
Objects: officer caps · double-breasted uniform jackets · sleeve rank stripes · pond · rocks · trees · lawn
Colors: black · white · grey
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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An officer stands alone by the pond, smiling and holding out his hand.
A second officer enters from the right and the two shake hands.
Both face the camera, grinning, hands still clasped.
They lean in close to each other, laughing and joking.
The pair stand side by side and pose for the camera.

Two Naval Officers Shaking Hands and Laughing Beside a... — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1944 home movie footage shows a naval officer in a dark double-breasted uniform and white-topped cap standing at the edge of a park pond with his hand held out. A second officer walks in from the right and the two shake hands, lean close, laugh and turn to face the camera with hands still clasped. Behind them the water mirrors the trees, and people sit and walk on the grass of the far bank. It is one continuous handheld medium shot on black-and-white 8mm film.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 8s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000613

Rights & Clearance

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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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1944 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: 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Helps with requests for authentic amateur footage of American naval officers off duty during the war years, circa 1944, for documentary and museum use.
Period detail: Dark double-breasted service dress with sleeve stripes and white-topped peaked caps fit US Navy officers of the war years; the film may show an afternoon on leave.
Home-movie behavior: The men ham up a formal handshake for a relative's camera, breaking into laughter and turning to pose, which gives the scene an unguarded family feel.
What appears in frame: Two uniformed officers in white-topped caps, clasped hands, a still pond with tree reflections, rocks at the water's edge, a lawn, tree trunks and people sitting on the far bank.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm with pronounced grain, a cool transfer tint, fine vertical scratches, soft focus and bright highlights on the water, held by hand with slight drift.
Edit role: Works as a short memory beat or insert for wartime friendship, leave or reunion, and cuts cleanly because it is one continuous shot.
Historical context: The scene shows uniformed officers sharing an ordinary public park with civilians relaxing on the grass, a glimpse of off-duty life in the war years.
Research note: Both men's faces are clearly identifiable and unnamed; copyright in the film is separate from likeness rights, and the unidentified park setting carries no location release.
Research search match: Naval officers shaking hands, 1940s navy home movie, wartime servicemen in a park, black and white 8mm officers laughing, home front leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with 'Two naval officers walking and saluting' and 'Naval officer hugging two women' from the same reel, then with other circa 1944 park or home-front footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Naval officer in service dress extends his hand by a park pond in the United States, circa 1944, black-and-white 8mm home movie frame. — An officer waits at the pond's edge with his hand out as a second man enters at the right of the frame.
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Two naval officers shake hands and face the camera beside a park pond, United States, circa 1944, from a black-and-white 8mm home movie. — The two officers clasp hands and grin toward the camera, the pond and far bank behind them.
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Wartime-era naval officers lean close and joke while shaking hands at a park pond, likely United States, circa 1944, 8mm black-and-white film. — Still holding the handshake, the men lean toward each other and share a joke.
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Pair of naval officers pose side by side with hands clasped at a pond's edge, United States, circa 1944, amateur black-and-white 8mm footage. — The pair turn back to the camera and pose together, hands still joined.
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