India-1969: Imperial Hotel with Chinese Signage

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Imperial Hotel with Chinese Signage — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage clip captures the Imperial Hotel in India, its facade adorned with a red banner featuring Chinese characters and a prominent sign in both English and Chinese. The scene shows people walking near the entrance and classic cars parked in front, with a distinctive clock post visible. The footage exhibits the characteristic grain and color saturation of Super 8 home movies from the era, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century urban life and architecture.

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: 125062987

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: Yes
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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1969 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: India Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1969 India street-view footage for documentary or museum edits needing a brief hotel facade, multilingual signage, pedestrians, and period cars in an urban setting.
Period detail: The red Chinese-character banner, English Imperial Hotel canopy, Chinese signage, older sedans, and street clock may show a mid-century urban hotel frontage in India.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel, observing the hotel entrance from across the street as people gather, walk, and stand near parked cars.
What appears in frame: Visible details include the Imperial Hotel canopy, Chinese characters on the facade, a red banner, a street clock post, parked sedans, pedestrians, balconies, and shaded entrance areas.
Film character: The 8mm footage carries saturated color, soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing typical of late-1960s home-movie scans.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, travel transition, urban cutaway, or memory beat around hotels, streets, signage, or India in 1969.
Historical context: The scene visually suggests a cosmopolitan hotel frontage where English and Chinese text appear together, with pedestrians and cars sharing a busy street edge.
Research note: People and hotel branding/signage are visible, so likeness, trademark, location, and contextual use should be reviewed separately from film copyright status.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1969 India hotel exterior, Imperial Hotel Chinese signage, 8mm urban street footage, vintage India cars, and home movie hotel facade.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1969 India street or hotel scenes, then broader vintage urban signage and travel-footage themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 India 8mm frame showing the Imperial Hotel exterior with Chinese characters, a red banner, pedestrians, parked cars, and a street clock. — Imperial Hotel entrance with multilingual signage, pedestrians, parked cars, and a street clock in front.

1969 India frame of the Imperial Hotel facade, showing English and Chinese signage, people near the doorway, and period cars along the street. — People stand near the Imperial Hotel entrance beneath English and Chinese signage.

1969 India 8mm view of the Imperial Hotel exterior with a clock post in front, Chinese characters above, and people near parked cars. — A street clock and parked cars frame the Imperial Hotel entrance and signage.

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