Cairo Egypt-1946: Pink and White Bougainvillea Flowers Waving in Breeze

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

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Pink and White Bougainvillea Flowers Waving in Breeze — Clip Details

Vibrant pink and white bougainvillea flowers wave gently in the breeze against a deep blue sky in this vintage 8mm home movie from Cairo, Egypt, 1946. The footage captures the lush, tropical foliage swaying under bright sunlight, showcasing the rich colors and natural movement of the plants. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, with a slightly soft focus and subtle camera shake, evoking a nostalgic, sun-drenched atmosphere. This authentic archival clip offers a glimpse into mid-century Egyptian life and landscape, perfect for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122714362

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful as 1940s Cairo home-movie cutaway footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences needing sunlit garden foliage without people.
Period detail: The frames show flowering bougainvillea-like plants and blue sky, with era context supported by the 1946 8mm metadata rather than visible architecture or landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the quiet observational quality of a traveler or resident pausing on colorful garden growth as it moves in the wind.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pink blossoms, small white flowers, dense green foliage, thin branches, deep blue sky, bright sunlight, and soft film edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows saturated color, visible grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, location transition, seasonal cutaway, or reflective memory beat between scenes with heavier historical content.
Historical context: As a non-urban botanical view from Cairo in 1946, it offers environmental atmosphere without making claims about specific neighborhoods or events.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but copyright, source ownership, and any location-specific property concerns should still be checked.
Research search match: Searches such as 1946 Cairo 8mm flowers, Egypt home movie garden plants, vintage bougainvillea wind, and 1940s color foliage footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Cairo or Egypt footage from 1946, then broader 1940s travel, gardens, flowers, and wind-moved foliage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Cairo 8mm frame showing pink flowering plants and green leaves moving below a deep blue sky. — Pink blossoms and foliage fill the lower frame beneath a saturated blue sky.

1946 Cairo home-movie frame with pink and white flowering foliage swaying under bright sky. — Flowering branches cluster across the frame with open blue sky above.

1946 Cairo 8mm frame showing a closer band of pink blossoms and foliage beneath vivid sky. — The camera holds on bright flowers and leaves, with sky occupying the upper background.

1946 Cairo home-movie frame of pink flower clusters, white blooms, and leafy branches in sunlight. — Pink clusters and white blooms appear among dense leaves at the end of the shot.

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