Havana Cuba-1956: Stockholm Liner Stern Moored Beside Harbor Buildings

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit

Supports documentary requests for Havana passenger shipping circa 1956, particularly a named-liner identification insert.

Period detail

The rounded stern, pale hull, deck railings and mast-and-boom arrangement provide visible period maritime detail.

Home-movie behavior

The visitor-shot perspective lingers on the vessel's name with small handheld corrections.

What appears in frame

The view contains a lettered stern, dark lower hull, mooring line, railings, masts, angled booms, waterfront buildings and rippling water.

Film character

Grain, muted color, soft projected detail and deep shadows retain the texture of a small-gauge home-movie transfer.

Edit role

Use as a short identification insert between shipboard arrival footage and wider harbor views.

Historical context

The Stockholm and Göteborg lettering identifies the vessel and its stated home port, while the surrounding sequence establishes the Cuban harbor setting.

Research note

Film copyright is separate from vessel-name and property considerations; no identifiable faces, minors or distinct artwork are discernible.

Research search match

Matches searches for Stockholm liner stern footage, Havana harbor circa 1956 and small-gauge maritime home movies.

Archive pairing path

Pair first with this reel's arriving passengers, commercial docks and covered launch, then Havana footage circa 1956 and other passenger-liner harbor views.