Bombay India-1946: Pond Surrounded By Green Grass And Wooded Area Then Victoria Memorial Hall

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

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Pond Surrounded By Green Grass And Wooded Area Then... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a lush green landscape in Bombay, India, featuring a pond surrounded by grass and tall palm trees. The scene transitions to the iconic Victoria Memorial Hall, a grand white marble building with ornate domed structures and classical architecture. The footage exhibits natural film grain, slight color fading, and a nostalgic 1940s aesthetic, offering authentic archival material for historical documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 124754764

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip.

People 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: 1940s 8mm India travel footage suited for documentary inserts needing a landscaped pond and colonial-era landmark exterior.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-1940s visitor footage, with formal gardens, palm trees, and a large domed marble building consistent with the supplied Victoria Memorial Hall identification.
Home-movie behavior: The camera presents a visitor-shot view, moving from a quiet park pond to repeated framed looks at a monumental public building.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a pond, green grass, palms, dense trees, cloudy sky, a balustrade, domes, and a white classical facade.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, muted color, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing that reads as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, travel transition, landmark cutaway, or reflective memory beat for 1940s India material.
Historical context: The footage places ornamental landscape and monumental colonial architecture within a brief amateur travel record, without showing crowds or street activity.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are evident, but building/property depiction and underlying film copyright should still be reviewed for intended use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1940s 8mm India travel footage, Bombay India home movie, pond and palm landscape, and Victoria Memorial Hall exterior.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with India or Bombay material from 1946, then with 1940s travel landscapes and landmark exteriors.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940s 8mm view of a landscaped pond with palms, grass, and wooded grounds in the supplied Bombay, India clip. — A quiet pond sits beside grass, palms, and dense trees.

Visitor-shot 8mm frame of the supplied Victoria Memorial Hall identification, showing a white domed facade beneath clouds. — A domed white landmark building appears through dark film-frame edges.

Soft 8mm view of the supplied Victoria Memorial Hall identification, with domes, columns, and a foreground balustrade. — The domed building is framed broadly, with a balustrade across the lower edge.

Muted-color 8mm frame of the supplied Victoria Memorial Hall identification, showing the domed facade and foreground railing. — The landmark facade remains in view, softened by grain and exposure variation.

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