India-1947: A Girl Outside Dresses In A Costume Acting And Dancing Portraying A

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Year1947
Decade1940s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1947 India

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A Girl Outside Dresses In A Costume Acting And Dancing... — Clip Details

A young woman in a traditional Indian sari with a light green blouse and red skirt performs a graceful dance outdoors in India, 1947. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures her expressive hand gestures and fluid movements under natural daylight. The vintage quality shows film grain and slight color fading, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. She appears to be portraying a character, possibly a genie, with dramatic poses and flowing costume. The setting includes a grassy yard and a white pillar, suggesting a residential or garden space. This authentic home movie captures a moment of cultural expression and personal performance from the mid-20th century.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124756863

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1729 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: raja daughter dancing
Reel-level year note: 1947
Reel-level location note: india
Date: 1947 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: India Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s India editorial requests needing home-movie footage of a costumed young woman performing an outdoor dance or character gesture.
Period detail: The clothing, color 8mm look, garden setting, and supplied 1947 India metadata support a mid-20th-century home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a personal performance for the camera, with the dancer posing, gesturing, and moving within a small outdoor yard.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a young woman in a pale green top and red skirt, arm gestures, lawn, white pillar, shaded building edge, and bright daylight.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, color fading, and contact-print framing that read as original small-gauge film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cultural performance insert, personal-memory beat, or transition within a broader sequence on family films in India.
Historical context: The scene may show informal dance or theatrical play in a residential garden, but the character being portrayed should remain unidentified without more documentation.
Research note: A visible face and costume performance require likeness and context review; copyright status is separate from any personal or property permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1947 India 8mm home movie dance, young woman in costume outdoors, traditional dress performance, and vintage Indian family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1947 India outdoor family scenes, then with other home-movie dance or costume performances.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1947 India home-movie footage, a young woman in costume raises her arms while dancing outdoors beside a white pillar and lawn. — A costumed young woman gestures mid-dance in a shaded garden setting.

The dancer appears in a pale green blouse and red skirt, extending one arm while performing outside in the India home-movie scene. — The performer extends a hand during an outdoor dance beside a garden pillar.

A young woman in 1947 India footage raises both hands in a dance pose, standing on grass near a white garden pillar. — The dancer lifts both hands in a theatrical pose on the lawn.

The final frame shows the costumed young woman smiling and gesturing in the 1947 India outdoor home-movie performance. — The performer smiles while finishing a gesture beside the pillar and lawn.

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