Bombay India-1946: Man Rowing Small Boat Toward Harbor of Big Boats

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

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Man Rowing Small Boat Toward Harbor of Big Boats — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored shirt and head covering rows a small boat toward a harbor filled with larger traditional fishing vessels in Bombay, India, in 1946. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the man's steady rowing motion against a backdrop of calm water and a distant shoreline. The scene is rendered in muted, faded colors typical of vintage home movies, with visible film grain and slight blurriness. The camera remains relatively stable, focusing on the man's effort as he navigates the water, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century maritime life.

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: 124754347

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 India maritime, harbor, and small-boat transportation edits needing real home-movie footage of Bombay waterfront activity.
Period detail: The light clothing, small rowboat, and traditional masted vessels may show mid-20th-century harbor life in Bombay as recorded by an 8mm visitor camera.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value in the rower’s steady movement past the camera, with the harbor activity observed from close water level.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man rowing, a small boat rail or oar, calm harbor water, larger masted boats, distant shoreline buildings, and faded sky.
Film character: Muted color, soft focus, visible grain, frame edges, and slight exposure unevenness give the 8mm scan a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief waterfront insert, travel transition, maritime cutaway, or memory beat within a Bombay or India sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents everyday movement on harbor water, contrasting a small working boat with larger traditional vessels in the background.
Research note: A visible adult face or likeness may require review, while copyright, location, and any vessel or property considerations should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1946 Bombay harbor footage, 8mm India home movie, man rowing small boat, and traditional fishing boats on waterfront.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other Bombay 1946 waterfront material, then broader India harbor or small-boat footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Bombay, India, 1946, a man in a light shirt and head covering sits in a small boat with larger masted harbor boats behind him. — A rower passes near traditional masted boats in the harbor.

The rower turns across the frame with boats and shoreline behind him.

The 1946 Bombay harbor view shows the rower leaning beside an oar or rail, with calm water and moored masted boats beyond. — The small boat moves past moored vessels in the harbor.

A closer view of larger traditional boats in Bombay harbor shows hulls, masts, rigging, and calm water in soft 8mm color. — Traditional masted boats fill the harbor view.

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