Cairo Egypt-1946: Group Of Jockeys Racing Horses Along Side A White Fence At A

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

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Group Of Jockeys Racing Horses Along Side A White Fence At A — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from Cairo, Egypt, in 1946 captures a group of jockeys racing horses along a white fence on a grassy track. The high-angle, slightly shaky camera follows the riders as they gallop in a tight pack, their silhouettes casting long shadows on the sunlit field. Jockeys wear traditional racing silks in muted blues and whites, with horses ranging in color from dark bay to light gray. The film exhibits characteristic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, conveying the speed and energy of the race. This authentic home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century equestrian sports in Egypt.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122715589

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.

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 (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 for documentary or education edits needing 1940s Cairo horse racing, equestrian recreation, or colonial-era leisure footage from an 8mm home-movie source.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-1940s racing attire, a grass track, and white rail fencing, with the Cairo 1946 setting supported by supplied metadata rather than visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The high-angle handheld view suggests a spectator filming the race as the riders pass below, preserving an unstaged home-movie perspective on public sport.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tight group of mounted jockeys, grass track, white rail fence, long shadows, muted racing silks, blurred horse movement, and dark frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, motion blur, visible grain, color fading, gate edges, and uneven exposure that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quick sports insert, period recreation cutaway, Cairo leisure transition, or kinetic memory beat within a 1940s sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents a visible horse race or training run on a maintained grass course, offering social context for organized equestrian sport in Cairo.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1940s Cairo horse racing, Egypt jockeys on 8mm film, vintage equestrian footage, and home-movie sports scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Cairo 1946 material, then broader 1940s Egypt, horse racing, and leisure-sport footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

High-angle 1946 Cairo 8mm view of jockeys riding in a pack beside a white fence on a sunlit grass course. — Mounted jockeys move in a tight group along the rail on a grassy racing course.

Jockeys and horses pass below the high-angle camera on a Cairo grass track, with the white rail curving through the frame. — The pack of horses rounds the rail as the handheld camera follows from above.

Close high-angle 8mm frame of jockeys in muted silks riding tightly grouped horses beside the track rail in Cairo. — Riders cluster near the inside fence, with shadows stretching across the grass.

Wide 1946 Cairo racing view with distant horses and jockeys traveling along a white rail across the grass track. — The race continues farther away, with riders stretched along the white fence line.

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