Suez Canal Egypt-1946: Two People Walk Towards The Building With The Sign That

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Two People Walk Towards The Building With The Sign That — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures two men walking toward a building in Suez Canal, Egypt. One man is shirtless with curly hair, while the other wears a light-colored, short-sleeved shirt. The footage shows them approaching a stone building with a carved sign reading 'KARACHI PORT TRUST,' suggesting a colonial-era port facility. The image quality features classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and soft focus, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. This historical clip offers authentic period footage for documentaries, editorial projects, or historical content about mid-20th century Egypt and British colonial infrastructure.

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: 124756514

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: Yes
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 1726 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: reel 2
Reel-level year note: 1946
Reel-level location note: india,suez canal,calcutta
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: Suez Canal, Egypt 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: Supports 1940s port or travel-documentary requests needing brief 8mm home-movie footage of people approaching a Karachi Port Trust sign.
Period detail: The carved Karachi Port Trust sign, stone wall, simple clothing, and 8mm color stock may show a mid-1940s colonial-era port setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged visitor-shot value, with two men briefly entering frame before the camera studies the building sign.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men, a shirtless figure, a light short-sleeved shirt, a stone wall, a carved Karachi Port Trust sign, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: Soft focus, uneven exposure, visible grain, color shift, and handheld framing give the clip a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short location insert, travel transition, port cutaway, or memory beat within a 1940s archival sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually links people and port administration signage, but the exact relationship between the filmed location and the metadata location should be verified.
Research note: People and a named institutional sign are visible, so copyright, likeness, trademark, and location identification should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1940s 8mm port sign footage, Karachi Port Trust home movie, Suez Canal travel footage, and colonial-era port building cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1946 Suez Canal or Karachi port material, then with broader 1940s maritime travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1946 8mm home-movie footage, two men pass near the camera before the view shifts toward a port building. — Two men move through the foreground at the start of the clip.

A stone building wall fills the frame, centered on a carved sign reading Karachi Port Trust. — The camera settles on the Karachi Port Trust sign.

The 8mm frame shows a closer, slightly soft view of the Karachi Port Trust sign set into a stone wall. — Close view of the carved port authority sign.

The final frame holds on the Karachi Port Trust sign, with dark frame edges and soft 8mm color. — Final hold on the Karachi Port Trust sign.

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