Calcutta India-1946: Three Monkeys Eating and Big Birds in the Grass

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationCalcutta, India
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Calcutta India

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Three Monkeys Eating and Big Birds in the Grass — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures three monkeys in a shaded enclosure, one actively eating while the others observe. The grainy, slightly faded color and soft focus reflect the era's amateur cinematography. The scene transitions to a grassy field where large storks stand in a natural setting, suggesting a zoo or wildlife reserve in Calcutta, India. The footage offers a rare glimpse of mid-20th century animal life and archival wildlife observation.

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: 124755041

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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: Calcutta, 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 documentary or education edits needing brief 8mm wildlife or zoo-like animal observation from Calcutta, India.
Period detail: The faded color, soft 8mm focus, and close animal framing support a mid-1940s amateur home-movie view, while the setting may show a zoo or wildlife reserve.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot quality, observing monkeys eating and large birds in grass without staged action or formal wildlife filming.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three monkeys in a shaded enclosure, one monkey eating, pale ground or wall surfaces, large stork-like birds, grass, trees, and dark film borders.
Film character: The footage shows grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, faded color, and handheld 8mm framing that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, wildlife insert, travel-memory beat, or transition between broader Calcutta or animal-life sequences.
Historical context: The scenes document animal viewing through an amateur lens, suggesting leisure or visitor observation rather than a scientific wildlife record.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright status and any zoo or site permissions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Search matches include 1946 Calcutta 8mm monkeys, vintage India zoo footage, home movie storks in grass, and 1940s amateur wildlife film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1946 Calcutta material, then broader India travel or vintage zoo and wildlife observation clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Three monkeys in a shaded enclosure, seen in soft 1946 8mm footage from Calcutta, India. — Three monkeys sit together, with one partly turned toward the camera.

Three monkeys in a close visitor-shot view, one appearing to eat in 1946 Calcutta footage. — One monkey raises food or a hand to its mouth as two others sit nearby.

Close 8mm view of monkeys in a shaded enclosure, with soft focus and faded color. — Two monkeys sit side by side while another is partly hidden at the edge.

Large stork-like birds stand in grass in a Calcutta setting recorded on 1946 8mm film. — Several large birds stand across a grassy area with trees in the background.

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