Bombay India-1946: Militia Guarding City Center With Tank And Pedestrians

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

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Militia Guarding City Center With Tank And Pedestrians — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage footage captures a military tank stationed in the center of Bombay, India. Soldiers in colonial-era uniforms stand guard on the sidewalk near a historic monument, while pedestrians and vintage automobiles move through the bustling city street. The scene reflects post-war urban life with a mix of military presence and civilian activity, rendered in the warm, slightly faded colors characteristic of Super 8 home movies. The grainy texture and soft focus add to the authentic archival quality of this historical moment.

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: 124754650

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: 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 documentary or educational edits needing 1940s Bombay street life with visible military presence and civilian traffic.
Period detail: The frames show colonial-era uniforms, a parked tank, older automobiles, and mid-century urban architecture consistent with the supplied 1946 Bombay metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot street perspective, observing soldiers, pedestrians, vehicles, and a public monument from the sidewalk without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tank at the curb, uniformed men, pedestrians in white clothing, vintage cars, a city street, a monument or tower, and multistory buildings.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve its physical home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or contextual cutaway for postwar urban India, colonial-era policing, or city-center security.
Historical context: The footage shows military and civilian life sharing the same street space, suggesting a guarded city-center moment without proving the specific cause of deployment.
Research note: People, military subjects, and possible vehicle or signage marks are visible, so likeness, editorial context, and trademark/property review may be needed separately from copyright.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1946 Bombay 8mm street scene, India military tank city center, colonial uniforms pedestrians, and postwar urban India home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Bombay 1946 street footage, then broader India city, military presence, or postwar civilian life scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Bombay street view with a tank at the curb, uniformed men on the sidewalk, pedestrians, older cars, and a tower-like monument in the background. — A tank stands near the sidewalk as uniformed men and pedestrians move through a Bombay city street.

1946 Bombay street scene showing a tank beside the curb, several uniformed men, pedestrians in white clothing, cars, and city buildings. — Pedestrians pass near uniformed men and a stationary tank in the city center.

1946 Bombay footage with a tank parked near the street, a uniformed man in white in the foreground, soldiers by the curb, and passing vehicles. — A uniformed man stands in the foreground while a tank remains parked along the street.

1946 Bombay city-center view with a tank, uniformed men on the sidewalk, pedestrians, older cars, and a tower or monument in the distance. — Uniformed men remain beside the curb as traffic and pedestrians continue around the tank.

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