Colombo Ceylon-1946: Men Lifting Elephant With Sling In Wooden Structure

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationColombo, Sri Lanka
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Men Lifting Elephant With Sling In Wooden Structure — Clip Details

COLOMBO CEYLON-1946: A vintage 8mm film clip captures a dramatic scene of an elephant being carefully lifted with a rope sling inside a wooden structure. Several men in traditional white clothing and head coverings work together to secure the animal, with one man positioned atop the elephant. The footage, shot from an elevated angle, shows the elephant being hoisted, surrounded by wooden beams and scattered greenery. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film adds to the historical authenticity, offering a rare glimpse into mid-20th century animal handling practices 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: 124755639

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

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: 1940s Ceylon home-movie footage for productions needing archival animal handling, elephant transport, or colonial-era Colombo work scenes.
Period detail: The white clothing, head coverings, timber structure, rope sling, and 8mm color stock may show mid-1940s elephant handling in Colombo, Ceylon.
Home-movie behavior: The elevated, observational angle gives the scene an unstaged home-movie quality as bystanders and handlers gather around the elephant.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an elephant, rope sling, wooden beams, men in white clothing, scattered greenery, a tire, and an overhead vantage point.
Film character: Soft focus, grain, color fading, edge shadows, and slight exposure variation give the short 8mm scan a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or transition for archival sequences about elephant care, transport, labor, or travel in Ceylon.
Historical context: The footage shows coordinated human handling of an elephant inside a wooden enclosure, but the specific purpose of the lift is not confirmed by the frames.
Research note: People are visible and some faces may be identifiable, so likeness review may be needed separate from copyright or location assessment.
Research search match: Search match phrases include 1940s Ceylon elephant footage, Colombo animal handling, 8mm elephant sling lift, and vintage Sri Lanka work scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Colombo or 1946 Ceylon footage, then broader elephant handling or transport material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1946 Colombo, Ceylon, men in light clothing gather around an elephant being secured with a rope sling in a timber enclosure. — Handlers gather around the elephant as the rope sling is positioned inside the wooden structure.

The elephant appears partly lifted or guided below timber beams while a man in white remains close to its back in Colombo footage. — The elephant is seen from above as a handler stays close during the sling operation.

A handler works beside the elephant under the rope sling, with timber rails and scattered greenery visible in the 1946 Colombo scene. — A handler adjusts or observes the elephant near the sling and wooden supports.

The elephant is guided near a timber wall, with handlers and observers visible around the enclosure in the Colombo home-movie footage. — The elephant shifts beside the wooden wall while handlers remain nearby.

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