Bombay India-1946: People Walking And Riding Bikes Past Shops On A Bright Sunny Day

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

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People Walking And Riding Bikes Past Shops On A Bright... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage footage captures daily life on a bustling street in Bombay, India. A woman in a white sari walks across the frame, while others gather near shops and under awnings. Men in traditional clothing sit and stand along the roadside, some engaged in conversation. The scene is bathed in bright sunlight, with buildings and a tree-lined street forming the backdrop. The film shows natural grain and slight color fading, characteristic of home movie footage from the era. This authentic slice of mid-20th century Indian life is ideal for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, and cultural storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124754963

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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: This 1946 Bombay 8mm street scene suits documentary requests for mid-1940s urban Indian daily life, pedestrian movement, shopfront cutaways, and non-staged city atmosphere.
Period detail: The clothing, shaded shopfronts, street kiosk, bicycles, and bright open roadway may show everyday Bombay street life in the 1940s, consistent with the supplied 1946 date.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational home-movie feel, watching people cross, pause, sit, and gather along the roadside without staged action or camera-directed performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include sari-clad pedestrians, men standing and sitting by the curb, shop awnings, a street kiosk, bicycles, tree shade, and sunlit pavement.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give the street scene its archival home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for Bombay street activity, urban routine, travel recollection, or mid-century public life.
Historical context: The scene records a public street with people moving between shops and roadside shade, offering visual context for clothing, movement, and informal gathering in Bombay.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed; no clear logos are visible, and copyright status should be assessed separately from depicted subjects.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1946 Bombay street footage, 8mm India home movie, people walking past shops, bicycles on Bombay street, and mid-century Indian daily life.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1946 Bombay material, then with other 1940s India street, market, pedestrian, or bicycle scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Bombay street view with a woman in a white sari crossing in front of shops, seated figures, and shaded roadside activity. — A sari-clad pedestrian crosses a sunlit Bombay street while people gather near shopfronts and shade.

1946 Bombay street scene with small groups near shaded shops, seated people by the curb, and pedestrians moving through bright light. — Pedestrians and curbside groups remain near shaded shopfronts on a bright Bombay street.

A bicycle moves through the foreground of a 1946 Bombay street view as pedestrians and seated figures remain near shopfronts. — A bicycle crosses the foreground, adding motion to the street scene near shaded shops and curbside figures.

1946 Bombay street frame with a man crossing the sunlit roadway and several people standing or sitting near shaded shopfronts. — A pedestrian crosses in front of roadside groups gathered beneath shade and shop awnings.

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