Bombay India-1946: Camera Captures Trees And Grass As A Man Walks Out Of The Woods

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

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Camera Captures Trees And Grass As A Man Walks Out Of... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a lush green field bordered by dense tropical trees and palm fronds in Bombay, India. A man in a light-colored shirt and shorts walks steadily toward the camera across the grassy clearing, his figure emerging from the foliage. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight motion blur, and a warm, faded color palette characteristic of mid-century amateur film. The scene evokes a sense of quiet exploration and everyday life in post-war India, offering authentic archival footage for historical or nostalgic projects.

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: 124754721

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 India documentary edits needing brief home-movie footage of tropical greenery and a lone adult walking through an outdoor clearing.
Period detail: The clothing, color 8mm look, and metadata-supported 1946 Bombay setting may show a mid-1940s visitor view of a landscaped or wooded green space.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged home-movie feel as the camera holds on foliage while an adult man walks naturally toward the lens.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dense trees, palm-like fronds, tall grass, a green clearing, an adult man in light clothing, and soft handheld framing.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm texture with soft focus, visible grain, rounded frame edges, uneven exposure, and slight handheld movement.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short establishing cutaway, transition beat, or reflective memory insert for travel, landscape, or everyday-life sequences.
Historical context: Within the supplied 1946 Bombay metadata, the scene offers visual context of a quiet outdoor green area rather than a named landmark or public event.
Research note: An adult person is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, audible music, or clearly identifiable private property are visible in these frames.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1940s Bombay home movie, 8mm India greenery, man walking in tropical clearing, and vintage India outdoor footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1946 Bombay scenes, then broader 1940s India outdoor or tropical landscape home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Bombay home-movie frame showing dense trees, palm-like foliage, and a grassy clearing with no person visible. — A green clearing bordered by dense tropical foliage.

1946 Bombay frame with a grassy open area, dense trees, and palm-like fronds in soft 8mm color. — The camera holds on a quiet clearing and surrounding foliage.

1946 Bombay home-movie frame with an adult man in light clothing emerging across grass beneath tall palm-like foliage. — An adult man appears in the clearing under large fronds.

1946 Bombay frame showing an adult man in a light shirt and shorts walking toward the camera across a grassy clearing. — The man walks closer through the grass with trees behind him.

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