Bombay India-1946: Workers Help Build Large Ship at Shipyard

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

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Workers Help Build Large Ship at Shipyard — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this archival footage captures a group of workers on a large vessel in Bombay, India. The white-painted hull shows significant rust and wear, with industrial machinery and pipes visible on the deck. Workers in light-colored clothing are seen actively engaged in manual labor, handling equipment and moving along the ship's side. The grainy, slightly faded quality of the Super 8 home movie conveys a raw, unfiltered look at mid-century maritime labor and shipbuilding efforts. This authentic historical footage is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, and nostalgic projects exploring India's industrial past.

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: 124754622

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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: Supports 1940s documentary or editorial requests for maritime labor, shipyard work, and industrial activity in Bombay, India.
Period detail: The white riveted hull, rust staining, deck piping, and manually handled gear may show mid-century shipyard or vessel maintenance work.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational home-movie viewpoint, watching workers move and handle equipment without staged gestures or formal posing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white ship hull, rust streaks, workers on the vessel side, deck pipes, railings, machinery, ropes, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, faded color, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that add period texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, industrial cutaway, or transition beat within a sequence about shipping, labor, or postwar urban industry.
Historical context: The footage visually places manual ship work within a large maritime setting, while broader labor conditions or vessel identity would need outside confirmation.
Research note: People are visible and may require likeness review; no logos are apparent, and copyright, location, and property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1940s Bombay shipyard workers, 8mm India maritime labor, home movie vessel repair, and archival shipbuilding footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Bombay material, then other 1946 India footage, then broader maritime labor or shipyard work scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Bombay shipyard footage showing workers near the side of a white vessel with rust marks, pipes, and machinery overhead. — Workers move along the side of a large vessel beneath deck machinery.

Workers in 1946 Bombay appear on the side of a large ship, with industrial pipes, railings, and weathered hull plating visible. — A small group of workers handles equipment on the side of the ship.

1946 Bombay home-movie frame showing workers positioned against a large vessel hull below pipes, railings, and shipboard machinery. — Workers continue manual activity along the weathered hull of the vessel.

Bombay, India, 1946 footage showing workers on the side of a large ship, with rusted white hull panels and deck equipment in view. — The shot holds on workers below the ship deck and railings.

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