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Colombo Ceylon-1946: View Of Colonial Buildings Across The Water From A Ship

  • Year1946
  • Decade1940s
  • LocationColombo, Sri Lanka
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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View Of Colonial Buildings Across The Water From A Ship — Clip Details

Shot from a moving vessel in Colombo, Ceylon, in 1946, this vintage 8mm film captures a view across the water to a colonial-era waterfront. The scene features a row of low-rise buildings with brown tiled roofs and light-colored walls, nestled along a quay. Small boats and buoys dot the water in the foreground, while ship rigging is visible in the frame's foreground, suggesting the footage was filmed from a ship. The sky is overcast, and the film exhibits natural grain and slight blurriness characteristic of home movie footage from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
124755483

Rights & Clearance

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

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Date
1946 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Colombo, Sri Lanka Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

  • buildings
  • water
  • boats
  • top
  • nature
  • colombo ceylon
  • 1946
  • 1946 Colombo Ceylon footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • colonial waterfront
  • old buildings by water
  • ship view footage
  • 1940s home movie
  • historic Ceylon
  • archival footage
  • maritime scene
  • old boats
  • colonial architecture
  • 8mm home movie
  • retro film
  • vintage travel footage
  • nostalgic clip
  • documentary footage
  • historical footage
  • old city view
  • 1940s Ceylon
  • shipboard view

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1940s documentary or educational edits needing visitor-shot harbor views of Colombo during the Ceylon period.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Colombo harbor view from a ship, with rigging crossing the frame and low waterfront buildings beyond the water.
Shipboard view across the water toward a low built waterfront under cloudy sky.

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