Cairo Egypt-1946: Young Man Carrying Object Walking Across Field, Men in Robes

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationCairo, Egypt
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Egypt

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Young Man Carrying Object Walking Across Field, Men in Robes — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from Cairo, Egypt, in 1946 captures a young man walking across a dusty, sunlit field while carrying a large, round object. He wears a light-colored shirt and a head covering, his figure slightly blurred by motion and film grain. The scene shifts to two men in dark robes and white head coverings walking together across the same arid landscape, their silhouettes stark against the bright ground. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: warm color tones, visible grain, and a handheld, observational style. This authentic archival home movie offers a rare glimpse into mid-20th century Egyptian daily life.

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: 122713111

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

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: Cairo, Egypt 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s Cairo or Egypt documentary sequences needing brief observational street-life or rural-edge cutaways from home-movie footage.
Period detail: The robes, white head coverings, dusty open ground, and soft color 8mm look support a mid-1940s Cairo home-movie context without identifying a specific landmark.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged visitor-shot quality, watching people cross an open sunlit area from a slightly elevated handheld viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a young man carrying a round object, two robed men, white head coverings, dusty ground, harsh sunlight, shadows, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip shows dense grain, soft focus, high-contrast sun exposure, slight blur, and contact-print framing that give the scan a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for everyday movement in 1940s Cairo or broader Egyptian travel footage.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for ordinary pedestrians and dress in an open Cairo setting, but the footage does not identify their names, roles, or destination.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright review; no logos, children, music, or private property are apparent.
Research search match: Search matches include 1940s Cairo home movie, Egypt 8mm pedestrians, men in robes walking, dusty field travel footage, and archival Egyptian street life.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Cairo 1946 material, then broader Egyptian pedestrian, robe, market-edge, or travel-observation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1946 Cairo home-movie footage, a young man in a light shirt walks over dusty ground carrying a large round object. — A young man carries a round object across a bright, dusty open area.

A softly focused 1946 Cairo frame shows the man near the right edge carrying a round object across bright ground. — The handheld frame catches the man as he moves out of view with the object.

Two men in dark robes and white head coverings walk side by side across a sunlit Cairo open area in 1946 footage. — Two robed men walk together across the bright ground.

The 1946 Cairo frame shows two men in dark robes and white head coverings on bright dusty ground, one holding a small item. — The two men remain in view against the stark sunlit ground.

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