India-1969: Bright Red Banner Hangs On White Building On A Clear Day

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

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Bright Red Banner Hangs On White Building On A Clear Day — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm film clip from 1969 captures the Imperial Hotel in India, its white facade adorned with a bright red banner displaying Chinese characters. The hotel's name appears in both English and Chinese script below the banner, with small flags flanking the sign. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows a static view of the building under clear daylight, with visible film grain and color saturation typical of home movies from the era. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-20th century architecture and signage in India.

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 and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125062992

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People 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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: India Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s India travel, urban streetscape, hotel frontage, or international signage requests needing brief exterior archive cutaways.
Period detail: The frames show a white multi-story hotel facade with English and Chinese lettering, a red Chinese-character banner, small flags, and mid-century exterior styling.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, holding on the hotel sign and banner from street level without staged action or visible people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Imperial Hotel sign, Chinese script above it, a red banner, white facade, rows of windows, flagpoles, small flags, and a streetlamp.
Film character: The 8mm image has saturated color, soft focus, visible grain, slight frame weave, and uneven exposure consistent with home-movie film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, location cutaway, travel transition, or memory beat for hotel and city signage.
Historical context: The signage suggests a cosmopolitan hotel frontage in India, with multilingual display and public-facing decoration visible from the street.
Research note: The hotel name and Chinese signage are visible, so trademark, copyright, and location-identification review may be needed despite no visible likeness issues.
Research search match: Searches such as 1969 India hotel exterior, 8mm Imperial Hotel sign, Chinese banner on building, and vintage travel footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then India 1969 exteriors, then hotel signage, multilingual street scenes, or travel architecture themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 India 8mm frame showing the Imperial Hotel facade, red Chinese-character banner, windows, flags, and English signage. — Imperial Hotel exterior with a red banner and multilingual signage above the entrance.

Street-level 8mm view of the Imperial Hotel in India with Chinese lettering, red banner, white facade, and dark entrance canopy. — The hotel sign and red banner remain centered across the upper facade.

1969 India hotel exterior with the Imperial Hotel sign partly visible below a bright red Chinese-character banner and a streetlamp in front. — A streetlamp enters the frame as the facade and banner stay in view.

Final 8mm frame of the Imperial Hotel exterior in India, showing the red banner, Chinese and English signage, windows, flags, and streetlamp. — The clip ends on the hotel frontage with the red banner and sign still visible.

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