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Cairo Egypt-1946: Houses In A Desert Town Too Old To Live In And Afraid To Go In

  • Year1946
  • Decade1940s
  • LocationCairo, Egypt
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1946 Egypt
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Houses In A Desert Town Too Old To Live In And Afraid To... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Cairo, Egypt, in 1946, showing a sun-baked desert town square with weathered, multi-story buildings made of light-colored stone and stucco. The structures appear aged and abandoned, with broken windows and peeling paint under a clear blue sky. A few indistinct figures move in the distance across the dusty ground. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight blurriness, and natural color fading, capturing a quiet, nostalgic moment of mid-century Egyptian life. The camera remains mostly static, offering a candid glimpse into a historic urban landscape.

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
122715407

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

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Topics & Keywords

  • houses in a desert town
  • too old to live in
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  • egypt
  • 1946
  • 1946 Egypt footage
  • Cairo 1946
  • vintage 8mm film
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  • desert town
  • old buildings
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  • Middle Eastern architecture
  • historic Egypt
  • archival footage
  • retro film
  • classic home movie
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  • vintage footage
  • documentary clip
  • nostalgic scene
  • old town square
  • weathered buildings
  • 1940s Egypt

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1940s Cairo or Egypt archive requests needing a brief exterior street or town-square cutaway with weathered residential buildings and distant pedestrians.
Period detail
The frames may show mid-1940s urban or desert-edge construction, with flat roofs, stucco or stone facades, open windows, and sparse paved or dusty ground under strong sun.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Cairo home-movie frame showing weathered multi-story buildings across a bright open square, with dark windows and a clear blue sky.
Weathered buildings stand across a sunlit open square in Cairo.

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