Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.
Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a man in a naval-style cap and dark jacket petting a large elephant on a boat. Another man stands nearby as the elephant stands calmly on the deck with the sea in the background. The man then mounts the elephant, sitting atop its back while others watch. The footage shows natural film grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic look of mid-20th century amateur film, offering a rare glimpse of human-animal interaction in India during the post-war era.
Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.
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.
reel 1
Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.
View source reel contextOpen Clip Documentation RecordRequest source information
