India-1946: October 1946 Calendar Person Circling Day 26 In Red Pencil

Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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October 1946 Calendar Person Circling Day 26 In Red Pencil — Clip Details

A hand holds a 1946 October calendar on a bed of straw, with another hand using a red pencil to circle the 26th. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures a quiet, personal moment from India in 1946. The grainy, warm-toned footage shows the texture of the paper and the natural movement of the hands, evoking a sense of nostalgia and everyday life during the mid-20th century. The scene is intimate and documentary-like, with a focus on the act of marking a date.

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: 124756096

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: This 1946 India 8mm clip supports archive requests for mid-1940s personal timekeeping, date marking, and intimate home-movie inserts in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The October 1946 calendar page, red pencil, and physical paper handling provide the clearest visible period clues, with the India location supported by clip metadata rather than identifiable landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The footage records an unstaged hand-held action as one person steadies the calendar while another circles the 26th, giving the scene a private everyday quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an October 1946 calendar page, adult hands, a red pencil, a circled date area, straw or dry grass beneath the paper, and dark 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm focus, warm uneven exposure, visible grain, and slight handheld movement that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a date-setting insert, memory beat, transitional cutaway, or visual marker for a late-October 1946 sequence.
Historical context: The scene visually emphasizes personal record keeping and tactile paper use in a domestic or informal outdoor setting without showing wider social conditions.
Research note: Human hands are visible, so likeness considerations may still apply, while no faces, brands, private interiors, or identifiable property are visible in these frames; copyright and source permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Likely researcher searches include 1946 India home movie calendar, October 1946 date circled, red pencil marking calendar, vintage 8mm hands close-up, and archival date insert.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other India 1946 footage, and then broader archive material about calendars, handwritten marks, personal records, or date transitions.

Still Frames From This Clip

In this 1946 India 8mm frame, a hand steadies an October calendar page on straw while the date grid fills most of the view. — Hand holds an October 1946 calendar.

A hand rests across the October 1946 calendar page, partly covering the date numbers, with straw visible around the paper. — Hand covers part of the calendar page.

A red pencil marks the lower portion of the October 1946 calendar while another hand holds the paper steady on straw. — Red pencil circles the date area.

The red pencil finishes circling the 26th on the October 1946 calendar, with a hand spread across the page and straw beneath it. — The 26th is circled in red pencil.

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