India-1974: A Very Tall And White Concrete Building Surrounded By Water On A

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 in India

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A Very Tall And White Concrete Building Surrounded By... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1974, this vintage home movie captures the iconic Gateway of India in Mumbai, a grand white stone archway surrounded by the Arabian Sea. The aerial view shows boats navigating the harbor and crowds gathered on the plaza below, with a clear bright day enhancing the historic monument's details. The footage exhibits natural film grain and slight color fading, characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of India's most famous landmark during the 1970s, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or historical presentations.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Aerial
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: 124448200

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: 1974 India home-movie footage useful for documentary or educational sequences needing an aerial visitor view of Mumbai's Gateway of India and harbor activity.
Period detail: The frames show a 1970s 8mm color view of the Gateway of India area, with small boats, an open waterfront plaza, and period tourist movement visible at a distance.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries the value of a visitor-shot aerial glance, observing crowds, boats, and the monument without staged action or formal news coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Gateway of India, harbor water, small boats, a waterfront plaza, distant buildings, shoreline works, pedestrians, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, gate weave, and contact-sheet framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an establishing insert, travel transition, harbor cutaway, or memory beat for 1970s Mumbai or Indian landmark coverage.
Historical context: The view documents public waterfront use around a major Mumbai landmark, showing boats and visitors in the plaza without making claims beyond the visible scene.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed, while copyright, location, and property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1974 India 8mm footage, Gateway of India home movie, Mumbai harbor aerial view, and 1970s Indian landmark film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1974 Mumbai or India footage, then with harbor, travel, landmark, or public-plaza archive themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 8mm view of Mumbai's Gateway of India from above, with harbor boats and small figures gathered on the waterfront plaza. — Gateway of India seen from above with boats moving through the harbor.

Elevated 1974 home-movie view of the Gateway of India, with boats on the water and visitors scattered across the plaza below. — The monument fills the foreground while boats cross the harbor behind it.

Soft 8mm frame of the Gateway of India in Mumbai, showing the plaza, harbor channel, small boats, and distant waterfront structures. — A wider elevated view shows the plaza, harbor channel, and distant waterfront.

The Gateway of India appears at the right edge of this 1974 8mm frame, with the waterfront plaza, harbor water, and boats in view. — The camera drifts so the monument sits at the frame edge beside the harbor.

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