Suez Canal Egypt-1946: Footage Of Very Large Houses Near A Sea Shore Under Sunny Skies

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationSuez Canal, Egypt
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Egypt

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Footage Of Very Large Houses Near A Sea Shore Under... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched view of large, multi-story houses along a sandy shore near the Suez Canal in Egypt. The footage, framed by dark borders typical of Super 8, shows a prominent two-story building with a terracotta roof and balconies, set against a clear blue sky. A brief, intimate close-up reveals a woman in profile, her dark hair styled with a light blue accessory, wearing a light-colored top. The warm, slightly faded colors and visible film grain evoke a nostalgic, archival quality, offering a glimpse into mid-century life in Egypt.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 124759978

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

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 (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: Suez Canal, Egypt 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

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 editorial projects needing home-movie views of seaside housing near the Suez Canal in Egypt with a brief personal cutaway.
Period detail: The terracotta-roofed houses, open balconies, sandy waterfront setting, and 8mm color stock may show mid-1940s residential or resort architecture.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the shorefront buildings from a visitor's distance, then briefly catches an intimate close view of a woman from above or behind.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include large shorefront houses, sandy ground, low fencing, blue sky, dark film borders, vegetation, and a woman with a light hair accessory.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, visible grain, mild fading, gate edges, and handheld framing that preserve its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, travel-memory transition, or cutaway from built environment to personal presence.
Historical context: The clip provides visual context for leisure or residential spaces near Egypt's Suez Canal area without identifying the specific buildings or residents.
Research note: People and property-like exteriors are visible, so copyright, likeness, location, and property considerations should be reviewed for intended use.
Research search match: Search matches include 1946 8mm Egypt home movie, Suez Canal shore houses, vintage seaside buildings, and 1940s travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then Suez Canal or Egypt material from 1946, then broader 1940s seaside architecture scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1946 8mm frame of a large shorefront house near the Suez Canal area, with sandy ground, low fencing, and clear sky. — A large house stands beyond sandy shorefront ground under bright sun.

Shorefront buildings near the Suez Canal area appear across pale sand, framed by dark 8mm gate borders and blue sky. — Two shorefront structures are seen across a sandy open area.

A 1940s home-movie view shows sandy shoreline terrain with a large house partly at left and a low building farther back. — The camera shifts along the sandy shorefront toward nearby buildings.

Brief close view of a woman in a light top, her dark hair marked by a pale blue accessory, against a dark green background. — A brief personal cutaway shows a woman with a light hair accessory.

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