United States-1946: Steam Tug Crosses the Foreground Below a Naval Vessel

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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 activity
steam propulsion
naval presence
harbor transport
voyage observation
vessel scale

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · Slightly elevated view across the water
Setting: outdoor · Open harbor water with a low distant shoreline
Time and weather: daytime · Early spring, based on the dated March voyage context · Hazy conditions with choppy water
Lighting: Natural daylight with atmospheric haze
People: 0 · No individual people are discernible aboard either vessel.
Vehicles: steam tug · large naval vessel
Objects: tug wheelhouse · dark funnel · white steam plume · naval superstructure · ship masts · wake
Colors: deep blue · ochre · gray · white · pale pink
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: High
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The tug appears at the right foreground beneath the distant naval vessel.
White steam trails to the right as the tug continues left.
The tug reaches the central foreground with its wheelhouse and funnel in profile.
The tug moves farther left while its plume stretches across the background ship.

Steam Tug Crosses the Foreground Below a Naval Vessel — Clip Details

In the United States, 1946 home movie footage shows a small ochre-colored steam tug crossing choppy harbor water, with a large gray naval vessel beyond it. The tug moves from right to left as a thick white plume trails from its dark funnel. A low shoreline stretches behind the distant ship. One continuous wide view holds both vessels, with slight camera movement, soft focus and visible film scratches.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Wide shot
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003214

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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 1946 harbor view supports documentary requests for steam tug activity, naval surroundings and color home movie observations of maritime travel.
Period detail: The compact wheelhouse, tall funnel and dense white plume show a steam tug alongside the distant silhouette of a substantial naval vessel.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches a passing working craft in an unstaged wide view, retaining the incidental perspective of someone observing harbor traffic.
What appears in frame: An ochre tug, dark funnel, white plume, blue waves, gray naval hull, raised superstructure and low shoreline share the frame.
Film character: Soft projected detail, saturated blue water, warm paint tones, dust and vertical scratches give the view its surviving small-gauge film texture.
Edit role: Use the leftward passage as a maritime establishing shot, a harbor cutaway or a transition between shipboard and cargo-handling material.
Historical context: The dated voyage context places this juxtaposition of a steam tug and naval vessel in 1946, without identifying either craft or its mission.
Research note: No faces or readable markings are discernible; vessel ownership is unidentified, and film copyright remains separate from any applicable property or likeness rights.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for 1946 steam tug footage, American harbor home movies and color small-gauge views of a tug passing a naval vessel.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's March 1946 itinerary, George M. Bibb bow and dockside cargo handling, then with other 1946 United States harbor views and steam tug scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A steam tug crosses the right foreground beneath a distant naval vessel in a 1946 harbor view in the United States. — The small tug passes in front of a much larger naval vessel, trailing white steam.
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White steam streams behind an ochre tug in the United States in 1946, with a gray naval vessel beyond the choppy water. — The tug's wheelhouse and tall funnel stand out against the blue harbor.
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The tug is seen in profile as it moves left across the foreground.

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A steam tug moves farther left in a 1946 harbor scene in the United States, with drifting white steam across the naval vessel behind. — White steam spreads across the space between the foreground tug and the distant ship.
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