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Cairo Egypt-1946: Donkey Turning Water Pump With Man Guiding

  • Year1946
  • Decade1940s
  • LocationCairo, Egypt
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1946 Egypt
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Donkey Turning Water Pump With Man Guiding — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Cairo, Egypt, in 1946 shows a man in traditional white clothing guiding a donkey as it turns a wooden water pump. The scene unfolds outdoors on a sunny day, with lush green trees and a stone platform visible. The donkey, harnessed to the pump mechanism, walks in a circle to draw water, while the man stands nearby, overseeing the work. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and natural light, capturing a moment of rural labor and daily life in mid-20th century Egypt.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
122715096

Rights & Clearance

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

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Date
1946 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Cairo, Egypt Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • donkey
  • water
  • pump
  • work
  • farm
  • animals
  • whipped
  • owner
  • turn
  • mill
  • wildlife
  • egypt
  • 1946
  • 1946 Egypt
  • donkey water pump
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Cairo 1946
  • farm labor
  • traditional clothing
  • rural Egypt
  • archival footage
  • historical documentary
  • animal work
  • water well
  • Middle Eastern life
  • 1940s
  • vintage film
  • old footage
  • nostalgic
  • agricultural work
  • documentary clip

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1940s Egypt archival requests needing rural labor, animal-powered irrigation, or daily work cutaways for documentary and educational edits.
Period detail
The 8mm color footage may show mid-20th-century agricultural equipment, with a wooden pump arm, stone platform, donkey harness, and a man in white clothing.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Cairo 8mm frame showing a donkey at a wooden water pump while a man in white clothing stands nearby.
A donkey stands at an animal-powered water pump as a man guides the work outdoors.

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