Colombo Ceylon-1946: Elephant In Sling Being Lifted In Air Over Water And Onto Dock

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationColombo, Sri Lanka
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Elephant In Sling Being Lifted In Air Over Water And... — Clip Details

COLOMBO CEYLON-1946: An elephant is carefully lifted by a crane using a wooden sling, suspended over water as it is transported onto a dock. The animal stands calmly on a barge while workers in light-colored clothing assist from below. The scene unfolds at a bustling port with buildings and boats visible in the background, captured on 8mm film with natural color and grain. This archival footage offers a rare glimpse into mid-20th century animal transport in Sri Lanka.

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: 124755557

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1946 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Colombo, Sri Lanka Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1940s documentary or education edits needing real 8mm footage of elephant handling and dockside transport in Colombo, then Ceylon.
Period detail: The harbor setting, crane rigging, wooden sling, work clothes, and natural color 8mm texture may show mid-1940s port operations.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a nearby vantage point as workers guide the suspended elephant, giving the scene a candid visitor-shot feel.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an elephant, wooden sling, crane cables, water, yellow dock structure, barge edge, workers, and distant harbor buildings.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or contextual cutaway for animal transport, colonial-era travel, or port activity sequences.
Historical context: The footage visually documents a large animal being moved by crane at a harbor, with workers assisting from below and boats and buildings nearby.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright status is separate from any depicted-person or location concerns.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1940s Colombo elephant transport, Ceylon harbor elephant sling, 8mm animal loading, and dock crane archival footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then Colombo or Ceylon 1946 material, then broader elephant handling, harbor labor, or animal transport footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Colombo, Ceylon in 1946, an elephant hangs in a wooden sling over harbor water while workers stand below. — Workers guide an elephant suspended in a wooden sling above the water at the port.

An elephant suspended in a sling is moved by crane near a yellow dock structure in Colombo harbor. — The elephant hangs in its sling as crane lines carry it toward the dock area.

The sling-supported elephant is seen close to the dock edge, with a worker partly visible below in 1946 Colombo footage. — A closer view shows the elephant hanging beside the dock structure with a worker below.

The suspended elephant faces the camera near dock equipment, with harbor water and buildings behind it. — The elephant remains suspended in the sling as it is positioned near the dock.

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