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India-1970: Workers at Outdoor Laundry in Close Quarters

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  • Year1970
  • Decade1970s
  • LocationIndia
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD

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Workers at Outdoor Laundry in Close Quarters — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1970, this vintage footage captures a bustling outdoor laundry in India, where dozens of people work in close proximity. Men and women in traditional clothing scrub clothes in long concrete troughs and large wooden tubs under bright sunlight. The high-angle view reveals the organized chaos of daily labor, with laundry piled high and workers bent over their tasks. The film exhibits natural grain and color fading typical of Super 8 home movies, offering an authentic glimpse into mid-20th century Indian life and communal work practices.

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
125009908

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.

Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors visible: Yes
  • 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 1024 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label
snake,mongoose,fight
Reel-level year note
1970
Reel-level location note
kenya,india
Date
1970 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

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

  • work
  • laundry
  • clean
  • people
  • jobs
  • dozens
  • working
  • close
  • proximity
  • india
  • 1970
  • 1970s India laundry workers
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 home movie
  • outdoor laundry
  • communal washing
  • traditional clothing
  • manual labor
  • 1970s daily life
  • Indian work culture
  • archival footage
  • historical documentary
  • old film footage
  • retro home movie
  • 8mm film
  • laundry day
  • manual washing
  • community labor
  • vintage India
  • nostalgic footage

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