Calcutta India-1962: Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Logo and Climbing Monument

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationCalcutta, India
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 in Calcutta India

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Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Logo and Climbing... — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from 1962 in Calcutta, India, showing the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute logo in Darjeeling. The circular emblem features a mountain peak and ice axe, with text encircling the design. The footage transitions to a wider view revealing a stone monument with silhouettes of climbers ascending, accompanied by the motto 'MAY YOU CLIMB FROM PEAK TO PEAK.' The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color fading, capturing a nostalgic moment of mountaineering education and adventure.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123723933

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1399 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: feb
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: india,calcuta,bengali
Date: 1962 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Calcutta, India Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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: 1960s India 8mm footage suited to editorial requests for mountaineering education, institutional symbols, and travel-era cutaways.
Period detail: The frames show the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Darjeeling emblem and a climbing monument, with faded color and home-movie framing consistent with the 1962 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, moving from a close view of the emblem to a wider look at the monument and its motto.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the circular HMI Darjeeling logo, an ice axe and mountain motif, a stone climbing monument, climber figures, English text, and surrounding trees.
Film character: The 8mm image carries soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, dust specks, and muted color that read as physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an institutional insert, travel transition, or short cutaway linking Himalayan climbing culture with 1960s India footage.
Historical context: The imagery places mountaineering training and aspiration in a public or visitor-facing display without proving a specific event or ceremony.
Research note: The logo and monument text may require rights review; visible people or figure likenesses should be assessed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s India 8mm mountaineering institute logo, Himalayan climbing monument, Darjeeling HMI emblem, and vintage climbing education footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Calcutta or Darjeeling material, then broader mountaineering, travel, and education themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 8mm close-up of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Darjeeling emblem with mountain and ice axe design. — Close-up of the HMI Darjeeling emblem.

HMI Darjeeling logo with mountain and ice axe motif.

Wider view of the climbing monument display.

Wide 8mm view of the HMI climbing monument display, with figures ascending rock forms and visible peak-to-peak motto text. — Climber figures on the monument beneath the motto text.

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