United States-1946: Opening Title Card Lists a Ship and Voyage Itinerary

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

maritime travel
voyage documentation
home movie titles
port itineraries
postwar travel
dated personal records

Shot type: close-up
Camera: static · Nearly straight-on view of a title card
Setting: indoor · Filmed title card filling the frame; no surrounding setting is visible
Time and weather: Not discernible · Not visually discernible; the card states March · Not discernible
Lighting: Uneven projected illumination with bright lettering against a dark field
People: 0 · No people are visible.
Objects: title card · capital lettering · ship-name heading · port itinerary · month and year inscription
Readable signs: SS GEO. M. BIBB · NEW YORK · HOUSTON · ROTTERDAM · NEW YORK · MARCH · 1946
Colors: deep blue · purple · cream · pale yellow
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: High
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The opening card displays the ship name above the port itinerary.
The held view keeps New York, Houston and Rotterdam legible.
MARCH 1946 remains visible along the bottom of the card.

Opening Title Card Lists a Ship and Voyage Itinerary — Clip Details

In the United States, 1946 home movie footage shows an opening title card naming SS Geo. M. Bibb above a voyage itinerary. Cream-colored capital letters list New York, Houston, Rotterdam and New York again against a deep blue-purple background. The bottom line reads MARCH 1946. A single close view holds throughout the five-second clip, with slight framing shifts and variations in the projected image.

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: 800003211

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1946 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: This dated 1946 voyage card supports maritime documentaries and museum productions seeking an original home movie introduction with readable port names.
Period detail: The cream capital lettering explicitly names SS Geo. M. Bibb and dates the listed voyage to March 1946.
Home-movie behavior: The sustained view records the filmmaker's presentation of a voyage through a simple introductory card.
What appears in frame: The frame contains a blue-purple background, a ship-name heading, two New York entries, Houston, Rotterdam and a month-and-year inscription.
Film character: Soft lettering, visible grain, scattered specks and slight framing drift characterize this camera capture of projected film.
Edit role: Use it as an opening insert that establishes the vessel, stated route and date before shipboard or harbor footage.
Historical context: The card presents a March 1946 itinerary linking New York, Houston and Rotterdam, but does not identify its own filming location.
Research note: No people or logos are visible; copyright in the film and title design is separate from any likeness or property permissions relevant to accompanying footage.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for a March 1946 George M. Bibb voyage title, a New York–Houston–Rotterdam itinerary and small-gauge maritime home movie introductions.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's George M. Bibb bow, shipboard cameraman and cargo handling, then with 1946 footage of the named ports or other voyage introductions.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 voyage title card, cataloged in the United States, naming SS Geo. M. Bibb above New York, Houston, Rotterdam and New York. — Opening card with the ship name, port itinerary and March 1946 date.
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March 1946 home movie itinerary, cataloged in the United States, with cream port names beneath SS GEO. M. BIBB on a dark blue field. — The itinerary repeats New York after Houston and Rotterdam.
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United States catalog location for a 1946 voyage card showing the ship name at top and MARCH 1946 across the lower edge. — The dated card remains on screen in a single continuous shot.
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Closing sampled view of the March 1946 voyage introduction, cataloged in the United States, with the itinerary and date still visible. — Final sampled view of the ship itinerary and March 1946 inscription.
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