India-1946: Men Posing With And Sitting On An Elephant

Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Men Posing With And Sitting On An Elephant — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a man in a cap and dark jacket riding an elephant on a beach in India. Two other men stand beside the animal, one wearing a scarf and hat, as the sea stretches behind them under a pale sky. The footage shows slight camera movement and the characteristic grain and color fade of mid-century amateur film, offering a nostalgic glimpse of a unique moment from the post-war era.

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: 124756152

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

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: Useful for 1940s India editorial projects needing brief home-movie footage of men posing with an elephant by the sea.
Period detail: The clothing, faded 8mm color, and beachside elephant scene may show a mid-1940s tourist or local encounter in India.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves informal posing and movement as the rider shifts on the elephant while nearby men face the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an elephant, three men, a seated rider, caps and scarf, dark jackets, open water, pale sky, and handheld framing.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, color fade, and slight handheld drift give the footage a recognizable amateur 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a short insert, travel-memory beat, animal encounter cutaway, or transition within a 1940s India sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows people interacting with an elephant in a coastal setting, but it does not identify the exact beach, participants, or occasion.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so copyright status, source permission, and possible likeness considerations should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1940s India 8mm home movie, men on elephant by sea, vintage elephant ride footage, and colonial-era travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other India 1946 footage, then broader 1940s travel, beach, animal, or home-movie sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 India 8mm frame showing a man in a cap on an elephant beside two men, with open water in the background. — A man rides an elephant near the sea while two men stand alongside.

1946 India home-movie frame with an elephant close to camera, a capped rider, and two men posed against the sea. — The elephant faces forward as the rider and two men pose near the shoreline.

1946 India 8mm frame showing a rider leaning over an elephant as another man stands near the animal by the water. — The rider leans forward on the elephant while a man stands beside it.

1946 India home-movie frame with a soft, blurred view of a rider shifting on an elephant near the sea. — A blurred closing frame shows the rider shifting position on the elephant.

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