India-1974: Tour Of An Indian City On The Backs Of Elephants

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 in India

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Tour Of An Indian City On The Backs Of Elephants — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1974, this vintage home movie captures a tour through an Indian city, with tourists riding elephants and a horse-drawn cart along narrow streets. The footage shows a man in a white shirt and sunglasses steering the cart, while others in hats and casual attire enjoy the ride. A monkey perches on a stone ledge, and traditional buildings line the sun-drenched, bustling streets. The warm, slightly faded colors and film grain evoke a nostalgic, authentic slice of 1970s travel in India.

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: 124447335

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

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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 editorial requests needing 1970s 8mm travel footage of tourists moving through an Indian city by elephant and cart.
Period detail: The footage may show 1970s visitor travel through India, with sun hats, sunglasses, decorated elephants, a horse-drawn cart, and older street architecture visible.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the casual tourist viewpoint, with riders looking outward from elephant backs and the camera catching brief street details in passing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include narrow streets, tourists on elephants, a cart driver in a white shirt, a horse-drawn cart, stone railings, building facades, and a monkey on a ledge.
Film character: The 8mm image has warm faded color, soft focus, gate edges, handheld framing, and grain that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short travel insert, cultural tourism cutaway, transition beat, or memory fragment within a 1970s India sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually reflects leisure travel and animal-based city touring, while broader social or geographic claims would need outside verification.
Research note: People, faces, possible signage or brands, and animal use are visible, so copyright, likeness, trademark, and context review should be handled separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1970s 8mm India travel, tourists riding elephants, Indian city tour home movie, monkey street cutaway, and vintage travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1974 India city footage, then broader vintage tourist transport or animal tour material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 8mm India travel footage showing a narrow sunlit road, trees, stone walls, and distant figures or animals ahead. — A moving view along a narrow road bordered by trees and stonework.

1974 India home-movie frame with tourists on a decorated elephant and a man in a white shirt and sunglasses at the front of a cart. — Tourists ride through a street on a decorated elephant as a cart driver sits in the foreground.

1974 India travel footage showing tourists seated on a decorated elephant beside a street railing and older buildings. — A group of tourists ride an elephant along a sunlit street.

1974 India home-movie frame with a monkey on a stone ledge overlooking elephants, people, and building facades below. — A monkey perches above the street as elephants and people pass below.

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