India-1974: People Riding Elephants Through Town

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 in India

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People Riding Elephants Through Town — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1974, this vintage footage captures people riding elephants through a sun-drenched Indian town. A man in a red turban guides an elephant draped in colorful fabric, while tourists ride atop another elephant along a narrow road. The scenes unfold against stone walls and white pillars, with lush green trees and distant hills visible under a bright sky. The film exhibits natural grain and warm color tones characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era, offering a nostalgic glimpse into Indian culture and tourism.

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: 124447327

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: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1974 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: India 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 1970s India travel, tourism, or everyday street-life sequences needing authentic 8mm footage of people riding elephants through a town setting.
Period detail: The 8mm color, clothing, elephant tack, stone walls, roadside poles, and visitor perspective support a 1974 home-movie travel context in India.
Home-movie behavior: The camera follows the riders from behind and at a distance, giving the scene the casual pacing of a traveler recording a local excursion rather than a staged production.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include elephants with riders, a man in a red turban or head covering, stone walls, white pillars, trees, a narrow road, distant hills, and sunlit town paths.
Film character: The clip has warm 8mm color, visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld movement that preserve the texture of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief travel insert, transitional street-life cutaway, or memory beat around tourism, animals, and town movement in 1970s India.
Historical context: The footage documents a visitor view of elephant riding in an Indian town environment, with tourists and local handlers visible without identifying a specific site.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and editorial-use review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from depicted-person or property concerns.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1974 India 8mm home movie, people riding elephants in town, Indian travel footage, tourist elephant ride, and vintage street-life cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other India 1974 travel scenes, and then broader 1970s tourism, animal transport, or home-movie street footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 India 8mm frame showing an elephant carrying riders beside stone walls, white pillars, and posted signs. — Elephant riders pass a walled entrance area in bright daylight.

1974 India home-movie frame from behind an elephant carrying riders along a narrow road with a handler nearby. — Riders continue along the road as the camera follows from behind.

1974 India 8mm frame showing tourists on an elephant, a handler or bystander on the road, and hills beyond a wall. — A group rides an elephant past a roadside wall and distant hillside.

1974 India home-movie frame with an elephant and riders receding along a walled path under trees, with buildings and hills beyond. — The elephant and riders move away along a shaded path above the town.

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