Bombay India-1946: Blue Sailing Ship Docked in Bombay

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

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Blue Sailing Ship Docked in Bombay — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a large blue and white sailing ship docked in Bombay, India. The footage shows the vessel's tall masts and rigging against a hazy sky, with a glimpse of a building labeled 'ARATA HOTEL' in the background. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, scratches, and slight blurriness, conveying a nostalgic, archival quality. The scene evokes a quiet, historic moment from mid-20th century India, with the ship as a prominent maritime landmark.

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: 124754354

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 maritime or travel sequences needing brief home-movie views of a docked sailing vessel and nearby waterfront architecture.
Period detail: The tall masts, painted hull, hazy waterfront, and hotel sign may show a mid-1940s harbor setting consistent with the supplied Bombay, India metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, holding on the large vessel from a modest distance before glancing toward a nearby hotel frontage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a blue and white sailing ship, tall masts, rigging lines, dockside water, a hazy shoreline, a hotel facade, signage, and trees.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, muted color, gate edges, light scratches, and handheld steadiness that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, maritime cutaway, travel transition, or memory beat within a Bombay or colonial-era port sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually places a large sailing vessel near urban waterfront buildings without proving the ship identity, event, or exact dock location.
Research note: Human review should note visible hotel signage or lettering; copyright status, location permissions, and any brand or property implications remain separate questions.
Research search match: Researcher matches include 1940s Bombay harbor home movie, 8mm sailing ship docked in India, vintage waterfront hotel signage, and colonial-era port cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1946 Bombay waterfront material, then broader 1940s India travel and maritime scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Bombay home-movie frame showing a large blue and white sailing ship with tall masts and rigging at the waterfront. — A large sailing vessel sits docked with its masts and rigging silhouetted against a pale sky.

1946 Bombay frame with the bow of a large docked sailing ship, rigging, calm water, and a low shoreline building behind it. — The ship's bow and painted hull dominate the waterfront view, with low structures in the background.

1946 Bombay home-movie view of the sailing ship from the side, showing the long hull, mast lines, and dockside water. — A side view emphasizes the length of the vessel and the lattice of rigging above the deck.

1946 Bombay frame shifting from the harbor to a nearby building facade with ARATA HOTEL lettering, trees, and adjoining structures. — The view turns toward a waterfront building where partial hotel signage is visible among trees and rooflines.

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