India-1974: Monkey On Top Of A Building

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 in India

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Monkey On Top Of A Building — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1974, this vintage clip captures a monkey perched atop a weathered domed building in India. The camera holds a steady view through a window frame, focusing on the textured, aged dome with its fluted design and ornate finial. The monkey moves across the dome's surface, its dark form contrasting against the pale stone. In the background, a dense cluster of traditional Indian buildings rises among green trees under bright sunlight. The footage exhibits natural film grain and warm, slightly faded colors characteristic of home movie footage from the era.

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: 124447579

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 archive requests needing a brief animal-and-architecture cutaway from home-movie travel footage.
Period detail: The 8mm color, window-framed viewpoint, and weathered domed architecture may show a 1970s visitor perspective in an Indian urban setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a traveler pausing at a window to follow a monkey moving across a nearby dome.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a monkey, pale fluted dome, lotus-like finial, dark window frame, trees, sunlit buildings, and aged stone surfaces.
Film character: Warm faded color, soft detail, visible grain, and slight exposure variation give the scan a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, travel-memory beat, animal cutaway, or transition into historic urban India material.
Historical context: The view places urban architecture, trees, and a roaming monkey in the same frame without establishing a specific landmark or event.
Research note: No logos are visible, but source metadata flags people visible, and copyright, likeness, and property considerations should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Searches such as 1974 India 8mm monkey on dome, vintage home movie Indian city animal, or Super 8 travel architecture cutaway may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1974 India clips, then broader 1970s travel footage with animals and architecture.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 India 8mm frame showing a monkey near the top of a weathered fluted dome, with trees and urban buildings beyond. — A monkey moves near the crown of a weathered domed building seen from a window.

1974 India 8mm frame with a monkey on the sunlit crown of a pale dome, backed by trees and dense low-rise buildings. — The monkey crosses the upper dome below an ornate finial.

1974 India 8mm frame showing the monkey descending across a pale ribbed dome, with trees and clustered buildings in the background. — The monkey descends along the curved ribs of the dome.

1974 India 8mm frame with a monkey near the base of a weathered dome, framed by dark window edges and greenery. — The monkey reaches the lower edge of the dome as the city background remains visible.

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