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Bombay India-1946: View Of Tourist Site With Paradisiacal And Tropical

  • Year1946
  • Decade1940s
  • LocationBombay, India
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1946 Bombay India
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View Of Tourist Site With Paradisiacal And Tropical — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a tranquil river scene in Bombay, India. Small boats float on the water while traditional houses with sloped roofs line the riverbank, surrounded by lush tropical trees and vegetation. The footage has a soft, faded color palette and visible film grain, conveying a nostalgic, archival quality. The camera remains steady, offering a peaceful view of daily life along the waterway, with a tall pole and signpost visible in the distance. This authentic 1940s slice of life is ideal for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
124754529

Rights & Clearance

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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Bombay, India Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • plants
  • trees
  • houses
  • sky
  • sea
  • view
  • tourist
  • site
  • paradisiacal
  • tropical
  • landscapes
  • lot
  • nature
  • holidays
  • bombay india
  • 1946
  • 1946 Bombay India footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • 1940s home movie
  • tropical river view
  • Indian river scene
  • archival 1946 footage
  • old film footage
  • historical documentary
  • retro travel footage
  • 8mm home movie
  • vintage travel clip
  • Indian colonial era
  • nostalgic 1940s
  • tropical landscape
  • river with boats
  • traditional Indian houses
  • 1946 travel footage
  • old film grain
  • vintage India
  • 1940s lifestyle

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1940s Bombay home-movie river view suited to documentary cutaways, travel-history sequences, and archival atmosphere around waterside settlements.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Bombay home-movie frame showing small boats on calm water near low riverside houses and tropical trees.
Small boats sit on a calm waterway beside low houses and dense trees.

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