Cairo Egypt-1946: Camera Zooms In On A Tall Building To Show Beautiful Detail

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

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Camera Zooms In On A Tall Building To Show Beautiful Detail — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm film from Cairo, Egypt, in 1946 captures a serene view of a mosque's minaret and ornate dome through a window frame. The camera slowly zooms in, revealing intricate geometric patterns and detailed tilework on the dome's surface. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics: soft focus, blue-tinted color palette, film grain, and subtle scratches. This authentic home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century Egypt, showcasing Islamic architecture with a sense of quiet reverence and historical charm.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122713302

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only 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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

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: 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1940s Cairo 8mm footage suited to documentary or educational requests for visitor-shot Islamic architecture and city landmark detail.
Period detail: The soft color 8mm image, window-like framing, and metadata date of 1946 support a mid-1940s travel-film view of Cairo architecture.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor's stationary, observational viewpoint, slowly tightening on architectural detail rather than staging an event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a minaret, an ornate dome, pale sky, dark window or film-frame borders, soft focus, scratches, and blue-tinted grain.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm texture through soft focus, muted blue color, visible grain, exposure variation, and light surface scratches.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an establishing insert, architectural cutaway, or quiet transition into a Cairo travel or historical memory sequence.
Historical context: The view documents Islamic architectural forms in Cairo as seen by a 1940s home-movie camera, without showing street life or identifiable people.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any property or site permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1940s Cairo 8mm mosque minaret, Egypt home movie dome detail, and vintage Islamic architecture footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Cairo or Egypt 1946 material, then broader mosque, minaret, dome, and historic architecture footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Cairo home-movie frame showing a mosque minaret against pale sky, with dark borders and soft 8mm focus. — A minaret rises against the pale sky within the dark edges of the film frame.

1946 Cairo 8mm frame with a centered mosque minaret, pale sky, soft blue tint, and visible film scratches. — The camera holds on the minaret as surface scratches and grain show in the pale sky.

1946 Cairo frame showing an ornate mosque dome with patterned surface detail and a cropped minaret above. — The zoom brings the patterned dome into view, with a minaret partly visible above it.

1946 Cairo 8mm frame showing close architectural detail on a mosque dome, with soft focus and blue-toned film texture. — The final frame emphasizes the dome's patterned surface and rounded profile.

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