Bombay India-1946: Man Walking In Tropical Park

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

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Man Walking In Tropical Park — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored short-sleeve shirt and trousers walks through a lush tropical park in Bombay, India, in 1946. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the vibrant greenery of palm trees and dense foliage under bright daylight. The man moves steadily toward the camera, his expression calm, before the scene shifts to a wide view of the verdant landscape. The grainy texture and color palette reflect authentic vintage 8mm home movie quality, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century life in India.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 124754708

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 documentary or educational edits needing Bombay home-movie footage of a man in a tropical park setting.
Period detail: The light short-sleeve clothing, handheld color 8mm look, and landscaped tropical grounds support the supplied 1946 Bombay context.
Home-movie behavior: The man walks calmly toward the camera, giving the scene an informal visitor-filmed quality rather than a staged travelogue setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult man, light shirt and trousers, grass, palms, dense shrubs, trees, and a bright garden path area.
Film character: The clip has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing consistent with original 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief establishing insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century travel, gardens, or everyday Bombay footage.
Historical context: The frames show a lush public or garden-like space in Bombay, offering visual context for leisure or travel filming in the mid-1940s.
Research note: A recognizable adult face appears, so likeness review may be needed in addition to separate copyright and location-use assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1946 Bombay 8mm home movie, man walking in tropical park, vintage India garden footage, and mid-century travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Bombay material, then other 1946 India park scenes, then broader tropical garden or travel home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1946 Bombay, an adult man in a light shirt and trousers walks toward the camera through dense tropical greenery. — A man approaches the camera along a grassy park area surrounded by palms and shrubs.

A wide 1946 Bombay park view shows low grass, dark trees, palms, and dense shrubs in soft 8mm color. — The scene shifts to a wider view of the tropical park landscape.

A 1946 Bombay garden view shows grass in the foreground with layered shrubs and tall tropical trees beyond. — Grass and thick garden foliage fill the frame after the walking figure leaves view.

The final frame shows a wide 1946 Bombay park scene with grass, palms, and dense tropical planting in handheld 8mm footage. — A steady wide view holds on the lush park and surrounding tropical foliage.

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