India-1974: Man Stands Near Elephant Topiary In Park

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Year1974
Decade1970s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1974 in India

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Man Stands Near Elephant Topiary In Park — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1974, this vintage home movie captures a serene park in India, featuring manicured gardens with wooden benches and a distinctive topiary shaped like an elephant. A man in a light-colored shirt and dark trousers stands near the sculpture, while another person tends to the plants in the background. The scene blends lush greenery with modern high-rise buildings in the distance, showcasing a unique blend of nature and urban development. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and warm, slightly faded colors typical of the era, offering authentic archival footage for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical projects.

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: 124448334

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 park, garden, urban greenery, or home-movie cutaways with visible visitors.
Period detail: The frames may show 1970s urban India through the 8mm color stock, formal park planting, benches, and distant high-rise buildings.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor perspective, pausing on garden beds before catching a man standing near an elephant-shaped topiary.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include garden benches, trimmed lawns, planted beds, trees, a lamp post, distant tall buildings, a gardener, and elephant topiary.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, warm faded color, visible grain, gate edges, and slight handheld instability typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, travel-memory beat, garden cutaway, or transition between city and leisure footage.
Historical context: The scene visually places landscaped public leisure space beside modern urban buildings without supporting a specific landmark identification.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed, while no logos, audible music, or clear private-property indicators are apparent from the supplied metadata.
Research search match: Search matches include 1974 India 8mm park footage, vintage Indian garden home movie, elephant topiary, urban park benches, and 1970s travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel India travel scenes, then other 1974 India park or city views, then broader 1970s garden and urban leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1974 8mm India park view with benches, planted beds, trees, lawns, and modern buildings in the distance. — Garden benches and landscaped beds sit before trees and distant high-rise buildings.

A 1974 India park scene shows benches, garden beds, trees, and high-rise buildings behind the landscaped grounds. — Benches and garden plantings frame a park view with tall buildings in the background.

In this 1974 India park frame, a person tends plants near benches while trees and distant buildings line the background. — A person works among the garden beds near park benches and distant buildings.

A man stands beside elephant-shaped topiary in a 1974 India park, with paths, lawns, and other visitors nearby. — A man poses or pauses near elephant-shaped topiary in the landscaped park.

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