Colombo Ceylon-1946: Elephant Is Carefully Lifted By Construction Equipment Near

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationColombo, Sri Lanka
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Elephant Is Carefully Lifted By Construction Equipment Near — Clip Details

COLOMBO CEYLON-1946: An elephant is carefully lifted by a crane using a wooden crate at a busy harbor. The 8mm film captures the animal standing on a dock as it's hoisted, with boats and colonial-era buildings in the background. The footage shows the elephant secured with ropes and a yellow crane arm, with onlookers visible nearby. Shot on vintage 8mm film, this archival clip offers a rare glimpse of heavy lifting operations in mid-20th century Ceylon, showcasing the era's transportation methods and the unique role of elephants in daily life.

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, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124755577

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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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: Useful for 1940s colonial-era harbor, transport, animal handling, or dockside labor sequences needing real 8mm home-movie evidence from Colombo, Ceylon.
Period detail: The frames show an elephant on a waterfront dock with crane rigging, small boats, low harbor buildings, and film color consistent with mid-1940s amateur footage.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a visitor filming an unusual harbor operation as onlookers stand near the dock and watch the elephant being handled.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an elephant, wooden side crate or frame, hoisting ropes, a yellow crane arm, harbor water, moored boats, low buildings, and nearby onlookers.
Film character: Soft focus, muted color, gate edges, light scratches, and slight handheld framing give the footage a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or transition for Colombo harbor activity, animal transport, colonial port infrastructure, or maritime labor context.
Historical context: The scene documents a waterfront lifting operation involving an elephant, showing how animal handling and dock equipment intersected in a busy harbor setting.
Research note: People are visible and may require likeness review; copyright, location, animal welfare context, and any property or harbor permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Searches such as 1940s Colombo harbor elephant lifted by crane, Ceylon 8mm dock footage, or archival elephant transport home movie may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1946 Colombo or Ceylon harbor material, and then broader archival themes of elephants, docks, cranes, and transport.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 Colombo harbor view of an elephant secured near a wooden frame beneath crane lines, with water, boats, and dock buildings in the background. — An elephant stands on the dock as crane lines hang above the harbor.

The elephant appears secured beside a yellow crane arm at Colombo harbor, with ropes, small boats, and waterfront buildings visible beyond. — The elephant is held near the crane arm with harbor craft in the background.

A closer 8mm frame shows the elephant beneath hoisting lines at Colombo harbor, with dock equipment and waterfront structures behind. — The elephant stands beneath rigging during the harbor lifting operation.

The elephant remains secured under crane rigging at the Colombo waterfront as two onlookers stand nearby, with boats and harbor buildings behind. — Onlookers stand near the elephant as the harbor operation continues.

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