Bombay India-1946: Historical Street Scene With Colonial Architecture And People

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

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Historical Street Scene With Colonial Architecture And... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a quiet street scene in Bombay, India. The footage shows a large colonial-style building with domes and arched windows, surrounded by trees and smaller structures. A few people walk across an open area in the foreground, their figures small against the grand architecture. The image has a soft, faded quality with visible film grain and slight color fading, characteristic of mid-20th century home movies. The overall mood is calm and nostalgic, offering a rare glimpse into daily life in post-independence 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: 124754193

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

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: Useful for 1940s Bombay street or city-establishing requests needing real 8mm home-movie views of colonial-era architecture and pedestrians.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-1940s Bombay through domed colonial-style buildings, open paved ground, sparse street activity, and soft color 8mm exposure.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a visitor-like distance, holding on the building and open area while small figures cross the foreground without staging.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a domed multi-story building, arched windows, trees, low roofed foreground structures, open pavement, and a few pedestrians.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, faded color, visible grain, gate edges, and slight handheld instability consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, historical transition, travel-memory cutaway, or context beat for Bombay in the 1940s.
Historical context: The view places pedestrians against large public-facing architecture, suggesting urban daily movement without supporting a specific institution or event.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; copyright, location, and property considerations should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1940s Bombay 8mm street scene, colonial architecture in India, vintage home movie pedestrians, and archival city exterior.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1946 Bombay views, then broader 1940s India street, architecture, or travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Bombay home-movie view of a domed colonial-style building beyond trees and low structures, with small pedestrians in the foreground. — Domed architecture and a quiet open area with a few pedestrians.

Distant 1946 Bombay street view showing colonial-style domes, trees, low foreground roofs, and small figures moving across open pavement. — A distant architectural view with sparse pedestrian movement.

1946 Bombay 8mm frame with domed architecture behind trees and a quiet open area where a few pedestrians are visible. — Domed buildings rise beyond trees and foreground roofs.

Distant 1946 Bombay view of domed colonial-style architecture, dense trees, low structures, and pedestrians crossing the open foreground. — A quiet urban exterior with trees, domes, and distant walkers.

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