Cairo Egypt-1946: Horse Race At A Racetrack With Palm Trees And Modern Buildings

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

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Horse Race At A Racetrack With Palm Trees And Modern... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Cairo, Egypt, in 1946 captures a horse race at a sun-drenched racetrack. Riders in period attire guide their horses along a grassy course bordered by a white fence, with tall palm trees and modernist white buildings forming a distinctive backdrop. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural camera shake, offering an authentic slice of mid-century Egyptian leisure and architecture. This archival clip evokes nostalgia for 1940s life in the Middle East.

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: 122715605

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for documentary or educational requests needing 1940s Cairo leisure, horse racing, and urban recreation seen through home-movie footage.
Period detail: The frames show a grassy racetrack, white railings, palms, and pale modern apartment blocks that support a mid-century Cairo setting from the supplied 1946 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The distant, slightly drifting viewpoint feels like a spectator filming from the stands or an overlook rather than staged coverage of the race.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include horses and riders, a grass course, white track rails, spectators or walkers, palm trees, landscaped shrubs, and multi-story white buildings.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, mild color fading, gate edges, and handheld instability that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century sport, travel, recreation, or Cairo urban life.
Historical context: The clip shows organized leisure in an urban outdoor setting, with equestrian sport framed against palms and modern residential architecture.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so copyright, likeness, location, and property considerations should be reviewed separately before reuse.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1946 Cairo 8mm horse race footage, Egyptian racetrack home movie, mid-century leisure, palms, and urban recreation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Cairo 1946 material, then broader 1940s horse racing or leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Cairo home-movie view of a grassy racetrack with riders in the distance, palm trees, and pale apartment buildings beyond. — Distant riders move along a grassy course below palms and modern white buildings.

Distant 1946 Cairo racetrack scene with horses or riders near white rails, palms, lawns, and apartment blocks in the background. — The course passes through open lawns with palms and white residential buildings behind it.

Home-movie frame from the Cairo racetrack showing a small group of people and horses on grass beside shrubs and a curved white rail. — A small group gathers on the grass near the curved rail and landscaped planting.

Distant 1946 Cairo racetrack view with riders or handlers gathered on the grass near a curved rail, shrubs, and a shaded building edge. — Riders or handlers stand together on the racetrack lawn near the white rail.

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