Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.
Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures a view from a moving vehicle across a sparse, arid landscape near the Suez Canal in Egypt. The frame shows a dusty, open plain under a clear blue sky, with scattered low buildings, utility poles, and a distant mosque with minarets. A dark cylindrical tank and a small oil derrick are visible in the foreground, suggesting early oil infrastructure. The footage exhibits natural film grain, slight motion blur, and a nostalgic, documentary-style quality, offering a rare glimpse of mid-20th century Egyptian countryside.
No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.
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.
reel 2
Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.
1940s footage from around the world
1940s footage also from Egypt
Clips with similar subjects and themes