United States-1946: Exposed Ship Propeller Beside a Standing Figure

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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 machinery
Industrial scale
Dry dock access
Shipping
Human scale
Voyage documentation

Shot type: close-up
Camera: static · handheld · Oblique view toward the ship's stern and exposed propeller
Setting: outdoor · Industrial maritime dry dock with a ship hull, platforms and access equipment
Time and weather: Daytime · Unknown · Unknown
Lighting: Strong daylight on the propeller blades with deep shadow beneath the hull
People: 1 · One clearly visible person in dark clothing stands on a narrow platform to the left of the propeller; facial details are indistinct.
Vehicles: Large ship
Objects: Ship propeller · Propeller blades · Ship hull · Platform · Ladder · Hanging lines · Horizontal supports
Colors: golden yellow · dark brown · black · gray · muted blue
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: High
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The exposed propeller fills the foreground beside the dark stern.
A standing figure on the left platform provides scale beside the bright blades.
The framing shifts slightly while the propeller and surrounding supports remain stationary.

Exposed Ship Propeller Beside a Standing Figure — Clip Details

In the United States, 1946 home movie footage shows a large exposed ship propeller beside the stern of a vessel in dry dock. Two brightly lit blades stand out against the dark hull, while a person stands on a narrow platform to the left, providing scale. A ladder, hanging lines and horizontal supports surround the machinery. The single shot holds nearly the same composition throughout, with slight framing movement and soft projected-film detail.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003213

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People visible: Yes
Minors 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 1946 color home movie supplies a brief maritime machinery detail for documentaries and museum films about ships and dry docks.
Period detail: Dark practical clothing, simple access platforms and an exposed propeller accompany the section's documented March 1946 voyage date.
Home-movie behavior: The camera lingers on the large blades from a visitor's viewpoint while a nearby person supplies an unstaged scale reference.
What appears in frame: Bright propeller blades sit beside a dark stern, with a standing figure, narrow platform, ladder, hanging lines and horizontal supports nearby.
Film character: Soft projected-film detail, grain, slight framing drift and bright highlights against deep shadows shape the archival texture.
Edit role: Use this as a machinery insert or scale cutaway between wider vessel views and dockside activity.
Historical context: The exposed stern machinery shows the size of a ship's propeller relative to a nearby person during the documented 1946 voyage section.
Research note: A person and vessel property are visible without readable identification; film copyright, likeness permissions and property permissions are separate rights considerations.
Research search match: The shot answers searches for 1946 dry dock footage, exposed ship propellers, maritime color home movies and people beside large machinery.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's naval vessel in dry dock, George M. Bibb bow and dockside cargo handling, then other United States maritime views from 1946 or ship machinery details.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 dry dock view in the United States, showing bright propeller blades beside a dark hull and a standing figure at left. — A standing figure provides scale beside the exposed ship propeller.
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An exposed ship propeller in the United States in 1946, with a tall illuminated blade and a person beyond its left side. — Illuminated blades contrast with the shaded stern and supporting structures.
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1946 United States maritime footage showing a stationary propeller, shaded hull, access ladder and figure on a platform. — A ladder and hanging lines surround the exposed machinery.
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A figure stands beside large golden propeller blades in a United States dry dock setting in 1946. — The held view emphasizes the propeller's size against the nearby person.
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