Colombo Ceylon-1946: Men Secure Elephant With Ropes And Poles

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationColombo, Sri Lanka
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Men Secure Elephant With Ropes And Poles — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage footage captures a group of men in Colombo, Ceylon, working together to secure a large animal, likely an elephant, with ropes and wooden poles. The men, wearing traditional white clothing and head coverings, maneuver around the animal in a dimly lit, natural outdoor setting. The grainy, high-contrast image and dark borders are characteristic of Super 8 home movie footage from the era. The scene depicts a moment of manual labor and animal handling, offering a rare glimpse into mid-20th century life and practices in Sri Lanka.

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 and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124755519

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.

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 record not linked for this clip
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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s editorial sequences needing Ceylon/Sri Lanka animal-handling labor, colonial-era travel footage, or documentary context around elephants and manual restraint practices.
Period detail: The white clothing, head coverings, ropes, wooden poles, and 8mm home-movie framing may show mid-1940s outdoor animal handling in Colombo, Ceylon, as supported by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from above at close range as several men coordinate around the animal, giving the scene an unstaged visitor-shot record of practical work in progress.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large elephant-like animal, several adult men in light shirts and head coverings, ropes, wooden poles, earth ground, foliage, and dark film borders.
Film character: The footage has a dense 8mm look with soft focus, strong contrast, uneven exposure, handheld framing, and dark rounded borders that emphasize its physical home-movie origin.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or memory beat for sequences about Sri Lankan travel, elephant handling, labor practices, or archival animal footage.
Historical context: The scene visually documents men working together to control or secure a large animal outdoors, but the footage alone does not identify the exact purpose or institution involved.
Research note: Adult people are visible and likeness review may be needed; copyright, animal-welfare context, and location claims should be assessed separately from any model or property concerns.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1946 Colombo Ceylon 8mm footage, Sri Lanka elephant handling, men securing elephant with ropes, and vintage home movie animal labor.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1946 Colombo or Ceylon material, then broader archival clips of elephants, animal handling, and outdoor labor.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1946 Colombo, Ceylon footage, several men appear to secure a large elephant-like animal with ropes and wooden poles. — Men work around the animal with ropes and poles in an outdoor setting.

Men in light clothing and head coverings work close to a large elephant-like animal in the Colombo, Ceylon home-movie scene. — Ropes and poles are positioned around the animal as men coordinate nearby.

The 1946 Colombo footage shows men clustered around the animal, with ropes and wooden poles visible against a dim outdoor background. — Several men remain close to the animal while handling the restraints.

At the end of the clip, men appear to continue securing the elephant-like animal with ropes in the 1946 Colombo setting. — The men keep working around the animal as ropes and poles remain in place.

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