Suez Canal Egypt-1946: Camel Pulls Archaic Cart In Rural Setting

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Camel Pulls Archaic Cart In Rural Setting — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage footage captures a rural scene along the Suez Canal in Egypt. The clip shows a camel pulling a wooden cart along a dirt road, with a classic black automobile parked nearby. People in traditional attire walk and stand near the water's edge, while a horse-drawn carriage passes in the background. The setting features simple buildings, utility poles, and sparse vegetation under an overcast sky. The image quality reflects its age, with soft focus, film grain, and slight color fading typical of home movies from the era. This archival film offers a glimpse into mid-20th century daily life and transportation in Egypt.

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: 124756528

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 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: Useful for 1940s documentary or educational edits needing real 8mm home-movie views of everyday transport near the Suez Canal in Egypt.
Period detail: The frames show animal-drawn carts, a dark period automobile, utility poles, low buildings, and open roadside ground that support a mid-20th-century rural setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes road and canal-side movement from a distance, preserving unstaged pedestrian and transport activity rather than posed action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a camel cart, horse-drawn carriage, dark automobile, pedestrians, canal-side water, utility poles, open ground, and low buildings.
Film character: Soft 8mm color, visible grain, mild fading, gate edges, and slight exposure variation give the clip a physical home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway or transition showing everyday movement between older animal transport and motor traffic.
Historical context: The clip visually suggests mixed transport modes and rural roadside activity along the Suez Canal area without making claims about a specific event.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may still be needed; no obvious logos are seen, and copyright clearance is separate from rights in people or property.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1946 8mm Egypt footage, Suez Canal rural road, camel cart, horse carriage, period automobile, and mid-century daily life.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1946 Suez Canal or Egypt material, then with broader themes of rural transport and daily movement.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 8mm view near the Suez Canal area with distant people on open ground, low buildings, and a larger unfinished-looking structure. — Distant figures cross open ground in front of canal-side buildings.

Distant 1946 Egypt home-movie frame showing people moving across open ground near low buildings and a larger structure. — People move across open ground with buildings and sparse vegetation behind them.

1946 Suez Canal area roadside view with animal-drawn carts, a dark automobile, utility poles, open ground, and a person by the water. — Animal-drawn traffic and a dark automobile appear along a canal-side road.

1946 Suez Canal area frame showing a camel-drawn cart, horse-drawn carriage, dark automobile, pedestrians, utility poles, and open land. — A camel cart and horse carriage share the road with a parked dark automobile.

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