United States-1946: Decorated Military Officer Standing Before Shipboard Microphones

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationUnited States
Duration8s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

military service
public address
maritime travel
civilian spectatorship
formal gathering
period clothing

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Approximately eye level, viewing the officer from a slight three-quarter angle
Setting: outdoor · Ship deck with metal railings, rigging and a crowded gathering
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Undetermined
Lighting: Natural daylight with bright highlights and shaded faces
People: 18 · One prominent adult military officer and approximately seventeen partially obscured adult spectators in civilian coats, suits and hats.
Vehicles: ship
Objects: badged beret · military uniform · medal ribbons · chest decorations · red collar tabs · microphones · microphone stands · metal railings · rigging lines · white deck fittings · wooden slatted deck furniture · civilian hats
Colors: olive brown · dark blue · black · gray · cream · red
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The officer stands beside a cluster of microphones with civilians behind the railings.
He keeps his hands behind his back as his expression changes slightly.
A small framing shift retains the beret badges, decorations and surrounding spectators.
The sustained shipboard view continues with the officer facing the gathering.

Decorated Military Officer Standing Before Shipboard... — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1946 home movie footage shows a decorated military officer standing at several microphones on a ship's deck. He wears a dark beret and an olive uniform with red collar tabs and numerous medal ribbons, keeping his hands behind his back. Civilians in coats and hats watch from behind metal railings. One sustained medium view records small changes in his expression and posture, with slight camera movement.

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: 8s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004872

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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 circa 1946 color home movie supports documentary requests for a decorated officer at shipboard microphones with civilian spectators.
Period detail: The badged beret, red collar tabs, extensive decorations, bulky microphones and civilian hats support a mid-century military setting.
Home-movie behavior: The sustained observer's view captures small changes in posture and expression among the officer and surrounding spectators.
What appears in frame: The composition contains a decorated uniform, a badged beret, clustered microphones, horizontal railings, civilian spectators and ship rigging.
Film character: Soft detail, grain, cool color rendition, variable brightness and slight framing drift convey the projected small-gauge film texture.
Edit role: Use the sustained medium shot as a military ceremony insert or a shipboard cutaway with enough duration to register clothing and equipment.
Historical context: A uniformed officer stands before microphones and civilian onlookers, showing the shared military and civilian character of this shipboard gathering.
Research note: The officer and spectators have visible faces; copyright licensing is separate from likeness and vessel-property permissions, and neither the occasion nor individual identities are established.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1946 color home movies of a decorated officer, period microphones and civilian spectators aboard a ship.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's Buckingham Palace gate activity, Tower architecture, attendants and raven, then with independently dated circa 1946 maritime or military gatherings.

Still Frames From This Clip

Circa 1946 shipboard gathering, estimated in the United States: a decorated officer stands with his hands behind his back beside several microphones. — The officer stands beside a microphone cluster, with medal ribbons visible on his chest and civilians gathered behind the railings.
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An officer in a decorated olive uniform faces slightly left at a shipboard gathering, circa 1946, with the United States used as a geographic estimate. — Red collar tabs and beret badges are visible as the officer faces the microphones; a broad-brimmed hat stands out among the spectators.
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Circa 1946 view of a beret-wearing officer and civilian faces behind deck railings; the ship's location is estimated as the United States. — The framing places the officer's decorated chest above the horizontal railings, with microphones to his left and white deck fittings behind.
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A decorated officer maintains a formal stance before shipboard onlookers, circa 1946, at a location estimated as in the United States. — The officer maintains his stance beside the microphones while spectators remain closely grouped behind him.
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