India-1946: Men Lower Large Animal From Cargo Ship Using Ropes

Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Men Lower Large Animal From Cargo Ship Using Ropes — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this archival footage captures a large animal, likely an elephant, being carefully lowered from a cargo ship in India. Men in period attire, including flat caps and suits, guide the animal using ropes and harnesses. The scene unfolds on a dock with a large vessel in the background, showcasing a moment of early 20th-century logistics. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film adds to its authentic vintage feel, offering a rare glimpse into historical animal transport methods.

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: 124756190

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1940s archival footage for productions needing India dockside logistics, cargo handling, or animal transport scenes from original 8mm material.
Period detail: Flat caps, suits, rope rigging, and the shipboard setting may show mid-1940s dock work and animal handling practices in India.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a close, handheld dockside position as men guide the animal, giving the scene an unstaged home-movie record of a difficult transfer.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large animal in rope harness, men in caps and jackets, ship hull and railings, dockside platform, guide ropes, and cargo handling gear.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, faded color, uneven exposure, and visible grain that carry the texture of original mid-century home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway, or transition for stories about ports, colonial-era travel, working animals, cargo movement, or animal transport.
Historical context: The scene visually documents people managing a large animal beside a ship, suggesting the physical labor and risk involved in dockside transfers.
Research note: People and faces are visible, and any use should review copyright status separately from likeness, animal welfare context, and location identification concerns.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1940s India 8mm dock footage, elephant lowered from ship, animal cargo transport, and vintage port logistics home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other India 1946 dock or travel footage, then broader archival scenes of cargo ships and animal transport.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1946 India footage, a large animal appears suspended or guided by ropes near a cargo ship while men in period clothing observe. — Men guide a large animal in rope harness beside a ship during a dockside transfer.

A large animal is held in ropes alongside a ship as men on the dock monitor the lowering or landing process. — Dock workers or handlers stand near the ship as ropes support the animal.

A man in a cap stands close to a roped large animal near dockside equipment, with the ship hull behind them. — A handler or dock worker stands near the animal and rigging at the ship side.

The animal is seen close to the dock with rope lines and rigging visible against the side of the ship. — Ropes and rigging remain attached as the animal reaches the dockside area.

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