United States-1980: Man Lifting and Swinging a Long-Handled Brush on a Ship

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Year1980
Decade1980s
LocationUnited States
Duration2s
Price$149 USD
Collection1980 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

shipboard work
maritime life
manual activity
daily routine
life at sea
home movie observation

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Approximately eye level, looking along an exterior walkway
Setting: outdoor · Narrow exterior walkway aboard a gray vessel, with metal railings and open water beyond
Time and weather: daytime · indeterminate · Hazy visibility with no visible precipitation
Lighting: Diffuse daylight with the man's face and clothing in shadow
People: 1 · One adult man with short dark hair, wearing a dark long-sleeved top and dark trousers, handling a long brush beside the railing.
Vehicles: Partially visible gray vessel
Objects: Long-handled brush · Metal railing · Exterior walkway · Gray bulkhead · Vertical line or cable · Ship-mounted fittings
Colors: blue-gray · muted green · dark navy · gray · tan
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A man leans forward beside the railing with a long brush handle upright.
He continues holding the handle near his chest.
He lifts the brush across his body, bringing its head into view.
The brush swings outward as the man moves mostly beyond the right edge.

Man Lifting and Swinging a Long-Handled Brush on a Ship — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1980 home movie footage shows a man handling a long brush on an exterior ship walkway beside open water. He leans forward with the handle upright, then lifts and swings the brush outward beside the metal railing. Gray ship fittings and a narrow passage remain behind him as he moves toward the right edge. The continuous handheld view has visible grain, muted color and motion blur.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorHandheld
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: 2s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004789

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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: 1980 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 circa 1980 maritime home movie supplies a brief working-life cutaway for documentaries and educational films about activity aboard American vessels.
Period detail: The man's dark work clothing, long wooden-looking handle and utilitarian gray ship fittings are compatible with circa 1980 but provide no precise date.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes a practical handling gesture without an evident pose, preserving a brief informal moment beside the water.
What appears in frame: A man holds a long brush beside metal rails, with a narrow walkway, gray bulkhead fittings, a vertical line and open water surrounding him.
Film character: Visible grain, dust marks, muted green-blue color, soft shadows and blurred movement give the projected small-gauge capture its archival texture.
Edit role: Use the complete lift-and-swing gesture as a short action insert or a cutaway between broader views of shipboard life.
Historical context: The exterior passage places manual activity immediately beside open water, showing the compact working surroundings aboard the vessel.
Research note: An adult face is visible and the vessel is unidentified; copyright permission does not establish likeness permission or any applicable vessel-related permissions.
Research search match: The clip matches searches for circa 1980 shipboard brush work, American maritime home movies and exterior naval-vessel daily life.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's helicopter and passing auxiliary ship views, then with United States maritime footage from circa 1980 and comparable manual work at sea.

Still Frames From This Clip

United States, circa 1980: a man in dark workwear leans over an upright brush handle on a narrow exterior ship walkway. — The man holds the brush handle upright beside the railing.
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United States, circa 1980: a man looks down at his long brush handle, with gray vessel fittings to his right and water behind him. — He looks downward with the handle held close to his chest.
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United States, circa 1980: a man lifts a long-handled brush across the ship railing, its head blurred against the open water. — The brush head enters the foreground as he lifts the handle across his body.
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United States, circa 1980: the brush swings beside the ship railing while the man is mostly outside the frame and open water fills the view. — The swinging brush remains visible as the man moves beyond the right edge.
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