India-1946: Hands Holding Down Monthly Calendar Pages From August And September

Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Hands Holding Down Monthly Calendar Pages From August... — Clip Details

A hand holds down a 1946 monthly calendar, flipping from August to September in this vintage 8mm home movie. The grainy, slightly faded footage captures the tactile moment of turning pages, with the calendar's red and black text standing out against a dark, textured background. The hand, likely belonging to a woman, moves deliberately, emphasizing the passage of time during a quiet, everyday moment. Shot on 8mm film, the clip evokes a sense of nostalgia and historical authenticity, offering a glimpse into mid-20th century domestic life in India.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124756091

Rights & Clearance

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 1725 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: reel 1
Reel-level year note: 1946
Reel-level location note: india
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: India 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 India archive requests needing a dated home-movie insert, calendar cutaway, or visual marker for time passing in a documentary timeline.
Period detail: The visible August and September 1946 calendar pages provide a clear period clue, with red and black printed dates and a hand turning or holding the page.
Home-movie behavior: The clip records an unstaged domestic gesture as a hand steadies and flips paper calendar pages, giving the scene a practical home-movie intimacy.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include August and September 1946 calendar pages, printed date grids, red Sunday numerals, a hand, paper edges, dark dividers, and a textured background.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, faded color, and contact-sheet framing that preserve the tactile character of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an insert, date transition, chapter marker, or reflective memory beat for sequences about scheduling, waiting, or elapsed time.
Historical context: The scene shows a printed monthly calendar handled in a domestic setting, offering a small material detail of everyday recordkeeping in 1946 India.
Research note: People are limited to visible hands with no identifiable face; copyright, likeness, and any calendar design or publication rights should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Research matches include 1946 India home movie calendar, 8mm calendar page turn, August September 1946 insert, and vintage date transition footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1946 India material, and finally with other calendar, paperwork, planning, or time-passing imagery.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 India home-movie frame showing an August calendar page with red and black dates, seen softly through 8mm film grain. — August 1946 calendar page fills the frame, divided by a dark strip.

A hand presses against an August 1946 calendar page in this soft, grainy 8mm home-movie frame from India. — Hand steadies the August 1946 calendar page over the date grid.

September 1946 calendar page appears with a hand and pointed object near the printed date grid in grainy 8mm footage. — Hand points near the September 1946 calendar dates.

A hand turns or holds the lower edge of a September 1946 calendar page, with the date grid visible in soft 8mm color. — Hand begins turning the September 1946 calendar page.

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