Colombo Ceylon-1946: Young Elephant Lifted By Crane On Boat

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationColombo, Sri Lanka
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Young Elephant Lifted By Crane On Boat — Clip Details

COLOMBO CEYLON-1946: A young elephant is suspended in a wooden harness, lifted by a crane over a body of water. The animal hangs mid-air, its legs dangling, as it is moved across a boat deck. The scene captures a moment of historical animal transport, with the elephant appearing calm yet constrained. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows the characteristic grain and color palette of mid-20th century home movies. The final frame shifts to a sunset over the sea, viewed from the ship, with rigging silhouetted against the golden sky. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse into past practices of wildlife handling and maritime transport.

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: 124755685

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: 1940s 8mm maritime animal-transport footage for documentary sequences needing Colombo-era travel, wildlife handling, or shipboard logistics context.
Period detail: The wooden sling, crane lines, ship rail, and color 8mm look may show mid-1940s maritime handling practices in Colombo, Ceylon, as supported by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a passenger or traveler viewpoint, observing a practical dockside or shipboard operation rather than a staged animal scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a young elephant, wooden harness, crane cables, ship rail, water, small human figures, rigging, and a sunset sea view.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and warm color shifts give the clip the texture of original 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, cutaway, or transition between travel, shipping, animal handling, and colonial-era maritime sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents an animal being hoisted by equipment near a ship, offering visual context for older transport practices without explaining the purpose or destination.
Research note: People appear only small and indistinct, but likeness review may still apply; copyright, animal welfare context, and location claims should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1940s Colombo Ceylon elephant transport, 8mm shipboard crane animal footage, and home movie young elephant in harness.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Colombo or 1946 shipboard footage, then broader archival scenes of animal transport, docks, cranes, or sea travel.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Colombo, Ceylon, 1946, a young elephant hangs in a wooden sling from crane lines over water near a ship rail. — A young elephant is hoisted in a wooden harness beside a ship.

The 1946 Colombo footage shows the young elephant suspended in its wooden harness as crane cables hold it above the ship edge. — The elephant remains suspended above the water and ship rail.

A young elephant in a wooden sling is lowered or moved near the ship rail in 1946 Colombo, with water filling the background. — Crane lines carry the harnessed elephant near the side of the ship.

The clip ends with a golden sunset over the sea, seen from the ship with rigging and cables silhouetted in the foreground. — A sunset sea view closes the shipboard sequence.

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