Bombay India-1946: View Of Wooden Cart With Pair Of White Oxen On A Sunny Day

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

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View Of Wooden Cart With Pair Of White Oxen On A Sunny Day — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage footage captures a bustling street scene in Bombay, India. A wooden cart pulled by a pair of white oxen moves through the frame, while pedestrians in traditional attire walk past a shop with a thatched roof. The scene is bathed in bright sunlight, highlighting the dusty street and the rustic architecture. The film exhibits natural grain and slight color fading, characteristic of home movie footage from the era. This authentic archival clip offers a glimpse into 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: 124754938

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

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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

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 Bombay street-life requests needing brief editorial or documentary cutaways of animal-drawn transport in an urban setting.
Period detail: The frames show oxen, a wooden cart, pedestrians in light clothing, tiled or thatched rooflines, and a shaded shopfront that may show mid-century Bombay street conditions.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a street-side home-movie viewpoint as pedestrians, oxen, and a cart pass naturally through the frame without staging.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include white oxen, a wooden cart, a large wheel, pedestrians, a shaded storefront, roof tiles, street dust, and bright sunlight.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, high-contrast sunlight, slight color fading, and handheld framing typical of personal travel footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or atmospheric cutaway for daily life, transport, or street activity in 1940s Bombay.
Historical context: The clip provides visual context for animal-drawn movement sharing an urban street with pedestrians and small shopfront activity.
Research note: People and a possible sign or brand are visible, so likeness, signage, and location context may require review separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1946 Bombay 8mm street footage, ox cart in India, white oxen pulling wooden cart, and mid-century urban street scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1946 Bombay street views, then broader India transport or daily-life footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Bombay street view with white oxen, pedestrians, and a shaded storefront in bright sunlight. — White oxen stand or move near pedestrians outside a shaded street shop.

White oxen occupy the foreground of a 1946 Bombay street scene with pedestrians and a shaded shop behind them. — The oxen pause in the street while pedestrians move along the shopfront.

A wooden cart begins to enter beside white oxen on a sunlit 1946 Bombay street, with people near the storefront. — A cart wheel appears at the left as the oxen remain in front of the shaded shop.

Wooden cart, large wheel, and white oxen pass through a 1946 Bombay street scene with pedestrians behind them. — The cart and oxen fill the foreground while pedestrians remain near the shaded shopfront.

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