Bombay India-1946: Man Walks Through Tropical Garden

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

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Man Walks Through Tropical Garden — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored short-sleeve shirt and shorts walks through a lush tropical garden in Bombay, India, in 1946. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures him moving across a grassy area with dense palm trees and foliage in the background. The man smiles at the camera as he approaches, wearing a wristwatch and a relaxed, casual outfit typical of the era. The scene is bright and sunny, with natural light filtering through the trees, creating a warm, nostalgic atmosphere. The handheld camera follows his movement, offering a candid glimpse of daily life in mid-20th century India.

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: 124754737

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

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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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s India archive requests needing brief home-movie footage of a man in a tropical garden setting for documentary, museum, or editorial use.
Period detail: The man's short-sleeve shirt, high-waisted shorts, wristwatch, and 8mm color home-movie texture may show mid-1940s casual travel or domestic leisure dress.
Home-movie behavior: The man walks toward the camera and smiles, giving the clip an unstaged home-movie quality built around direct camera acknowledgment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a smiling adult man, light shirt and shorts, grassy lawn, palm trees, dense tropical foliage, shaded branches, and a small water or wetland area.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, handheld framing, saturated greens, and uneven exposure that give the footage physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short personal-memory beat, tropical garden cutaway, India travel insert, or transition from portrait action to landscape detail.
Historical context: The footage offers a personal view of a green outdoor setting in Bombay, showing leisure movement and garden scenery without identifying a specific landmark or event.
Research note: A recognizable adult face appears, so likeness and privacy review may be needed in addition to separate copyright or collection-rights checks.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1940s Bombay home movie, 8mm India garden footage, man walking in tropical garden, and vintage palm tree lawn scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1946 Bombay material, then broader 1940s India garden, travel, or outdoor leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Adult man walks through a lush Bombay garden in 1946, partly shaded by dense tropical foliage. — A man walks across the grass beneath tropical trees.

Smiling adult man approaches the camera in a green Bombay garden, with palms and foliage behind him. — The man smiles as he comes closer to the camera.

Wide garden view in Bombay, 1946, showing palms, dense trees, grass, and a low wetland or water feature. — The view shifts to a broad green garden with palms and water in the foreground.

Wide Bombay garden scene with palm trees, bright grass, and a shallow water or wetland area in front. — A steady garden view shows palms, lawn, and a reflective wet area.

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