Bombay India-1946: Bombay Harbor Map and Sailing Boats on Sea

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationBombay, India
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Bombay India

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Bombay Harbor Map and Sailing Boats on Sea — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1946 captures Bombay Harbor, India. The clip opens with a close-up of a historical nautical chart titled 'Bombay Harbor,' showing survey data from 1881 and 1882. The footage then transitions to a wide shot of two traditional dhow sailboats gliding across the calm sea under an overcast sky. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and film scratches are characteristic of 8mm home movie footage from the era, evoking a sense of historical nostalgia and maritime life in mid-20th century India.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124754062

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1725 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: reel 1
Reel-level year note: 1946
Reel-level location note: india
Date: 1946 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Bombay, India Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1940s India maritime or travel-history edits needing a brief Bombay Harbor chart detail followed by small sailboats at sea.
Period detail: The chart title, faded color, 8mm texture, and traditional sailboats may show a mid-1940s visitor view of Bombay Harbor and coastal waters.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a traveler-shot perspective, moving from a documented harbor chart to a simple observational view of boats offshore.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a Bombay Harbor chart, printed survey text, black film borders, two sailboats, calm sea, pale sky, horizon line, and film dust.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, faded color, gate edges, and small scratches give the clip a physical 8mm home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a map-to-location transition, maritime cutaway, travel insert, or brief memory beat for Bombay Harbor.
Historical context: The footage places a printed nautical reference beside everyday coastal sailing, offering visual context for harbor travel and sea movement in Bombay.
Research note: No people, logos, or private interiors are visible, but copyright status, chart source, and location identification should still be reviewed for use.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1940s Bombay Harbor home movie, India coastal sailboats, vintage nautical chart, and 8mm maritime footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel scenes from Bombay, then other 1946 India harbor footage, then broader vintage sailing or nautical-map material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 8mm frame showing a printed Bombay Harbor nautical chart with survey text and visible film gate edges. — Printed Bombay Harbor chart fills the frame at the opening of the clip.

Close 8mm view of the Bombay Harbor chart, with the title, printed survey notes, and dark frame edge visible. — The chart remains centered, emphasizing the Bombay Harbor title and printed details.

Bombay coastal water scene with two traditional sailboats moving across a calm sea under a hazy sky. — Two sailboats cross the water after the chart insert.

Wide 8mm view of two sailboats on Bombay coastal waters, framed by faded color and visible film borders. — The shot holds on two sailboats against a soft horizon.

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