Cairo Egypt-1946: Man Guides Donkeys Pulling Plow In Circular Field

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Man Guides Donkeys Pulling Plow In Circular Field — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from Cairo, Egypt, in 1946 captures a man guiding two donkeys pulling a large wooden plow in a circular pattern across a dry, sandy field. The farmer, wearing a traditional white hat and loose clothing, walks alongside the animals as they work the soil under a bright sky. Palm trees and green foliage frame the rural scene, with the characteristic grain and color fade of mid-century home movie film evident throughout. The clip offers authentic, archival footage of traditional agricultural labor 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: 122715148

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

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
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

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s Egypt documentary requests needing rural labor, animal-powered farming, or traditional field work as an archival insert.
Period detail: The 8mm color, loose clothing, brimmed headwear, wooden implement, palms, and sandy ground support a mid-1940s Cairo-area agricultural scene.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged visitor or family-film viewpoint, watching a worker guide draft animals through field labor without posed action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man, large draft animals, a wooden plow or beam, sandy field, palm trunks, low stone edging, shrubs, and bright sky.
Film character: Soft focus, color fade, visible grain, gate edges, and uneven exposure give the scanned 8mm footage a strong physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition, or memory beat for agriculture, rural Egypt, travel, or pre-modern farm labor sequences.
Historical context: The clip visually documents animal-powered cultivation near Cairo in 1946, while broader social or economic conclusions would need outside research.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness and editorial-use review may be needed; no brands are apparent, and copyright status is separate from depicted-person clearance.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1946 Cairo 8mm farming, Egypt draft animals plow field, rural labor home movie, or mid-century agricultural footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Cairo 1946 scenes, then broader Egypt agriculture or animal-powered labor footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1946 Cairo-area 8mm footage, draft animals move near a sandy field edge while a man stands by a wooden implement among palms and shrubs. — Draft animals and a worker appear near a sandy field with palms and foliage behind them.

A man in loose clothing stands near draft animals and a wooden plow-like beam in the bright Cairo-area agricultural scene. — A worker stands beside draft animals and a wooden implement in the field.

A large dark draft animal crosses the foreground of the 1946 Cairo agricultural footage, with foliage, palms, and a wooden implement nearby. — A dark draft animal moves across the foreground as field work continues.

In the Cairo-area 8mm scene, a man walks beside a large dark draft animal as it pulls or guides a wooden farm implement across sandy ground. — The worker walks alongside the draft animal and wooden farm implement.

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