India-1974: Gateway of India at Sunset with Boats on Harbor

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 in India

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Gateway of India at Sunset with Boats on Harbor — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1974, this vintage footage captures the Gateway of India in Mumbai from an elevated perspective, with boats moving along the harbor. The sequence transitions from daylight to a golden sunset, casting warm hues over the iconic monument and the Arabian Sea. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and a nostalgic quality characteristic of home movies from the era. People are visible strolling the plaza, and the scene evokes a sense of historical charm and everyday life in 1970s 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: 124448237

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 documentary sequences needing visitor-shot harbor views of the Gateway of India and a sunset transition over Mumbai waterfront.
Period detail: The elevated viewpoint, small harbor craft, and visible film color shift may show tourist documentation of Mumbai's waterfront in the mid-1970s.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of a traveler's unstaged landmark view, moving from a plaza overlook to a lingering sunset across the harbor.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Gateway of India, harbor water, small boats, a waterfront plaza, distant buildings, sunset haze, and dark film borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft grain, warm fading, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an establishing insert, travel-memory beat, or day-to-evening transition for India or harbor sequences.
Historical context: The footage places a major public monument within everyday waterfront movement, with visitors on the plaza and boats crossing the harbor.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright, though no logos or audible music are indicated.
Research search match: Searches such as 1970s India 8mm Gateway of India, Mumbai harbor sunset home movie, and vintage India waterfront footage fit this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1974 India or Mumbai harbor shots, then broader 1970s travel, landmarks, boats, and sunset material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 8mm view of the Gateway of India in Mumbai from an elevated angle, with people on the plaza and boats in the harbor. — Elevated view of the Gateway of India with harbor traffic and visitors on the waterfront plaza.

Warm sunset view over Mumbai harbor, with the Gateway of India in dark silhouette and distant waterfront structures across the water. — Sunset casts orange light across the harbor with the monument silhouetted at the edge of frame.

1974 home-movie frame of sunset over Mumbai harbor, with a dark waterfront silhouette and the Gateway of India cropped at the right. — A hazy sunset view across the harbor, framed by the monument and shoreline silhouettes.

Late sequence frame showing the sun over Mumbai harbor, with warm haze, reflective water, and the Gateway of India partly visible in silhouette. — Final sunset view over the harbor with the monument cropped into the right side of the frame.

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