Calcutta India-1946: Leaves On Trees Blowing In Wind Bright Blue Sky Background

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

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Leaves On Trees Blowing In Wind Bright Blue Sky Background — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a serene outdoor scene in Calcutta, India. Lush green trees sway gently in the wind against a vibrant, bright blue sky. Sunlight filters through the leaves, creating a peaceful, nostalgic atmosphere. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, with subtle camera movement enhancing the natural motion of the branches. This archival clip offers a quiet moment of nature, ideal for historical or editorial projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124755110

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 India documentary edits needing a quiet outdoor nature cutaway from home-movie footage.
Period detail: The visible scene offers few era clues beyond the 8mm color home-movie look and the supplied 1946 Calcutta metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera looks upward at tree branches and sky, preserving an unstaged moment of weather and light rather than a formal subject.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include leafy tree crowns, thin branches, bright blue sky, small white cloud edges, sunlight glints, and film-frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, saturated blue color, visible grain, gate edges, and slight handheld framing give the clip physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm insert, transition, environmental cutaway, or memory beat between travel or city scenes.
Historical context: The clip may show an everyday outdoor view in Calcutta during the 1940s, with nature observed apart from streets, people, or landmarks.
Research note: No people, brands, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright status and any collection-specific restrictions.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1946 Calcutta 8mm trees, India home movie sky, vintage leaves in wind, and 1940s outdoor nature footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1946 Calcutta footage, then broader 1940s India nature or weather cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Calcutta home-movie frame looking up at leafy branches and bright blue sky on 8mm film. — Tree leaves and branches fill the upper frame against a vivid blue sky.

Upward 8mm view of green tree foliage and thin branches in Calcutta, India, supported by clip metadata. — Windblown foliage appears against clear blue sky within the 8mm frame.

1946 Calcutta 8mm still showing leafy branches reaching into a bright blue sky. — Branches and leaves sway across the lower portion of the sky view.

Archival home-movie frame from Calcutta showing treetop foliage and blue sky with visible 8mm texture. — A treetop rises into the frame beneath a saturated blue sky.

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