India-1969: Imperial Hotel Building with Chinese Signage

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationIndia
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Imperial Hotel Building with Chinese Signage — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a street-level view of a multi-story building in India. The camera pans across the facade, revealing a red banner with Chinese characters and a sign for the 'Imperial Hotel' in English and Chinese. The building features numerous windows, some with curtains, and balconies with metal railings. A classic street lamp stands in the foreground, and the footage exhibits the characteristic grain and color saturation of 8mm film from the era. The scene evokes a sense of everyday urban life in late 1960s 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, 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: 125062996

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: 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: Useful for requests needing late-1960s urban India street architecture, hotel signage, or documentary cutaways from visitor-shot 8mm footage.
Period detail: The facade, metal balcony rails, curtained windows, street lamp, and red Chinese-character banner may show commercial city streetscape details from 1969 India.
Home-movie behavior: The brief handheld pan records a passerby or visitor's observational view rather than a staged scene, emphasizing building details and street-level signage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a multi-story facade, red Chinese-character banner, Imperial Hotel sign, curtained windows, balcony railings, and a foreground street lamp.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, saturated color, visible grain, slight exposure shifts, and handheld framing that preserve the home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short establishing insert, transitional city cutaway, or memory beat for travel, hotel, or urban India sequences.
Historical context: The clip offers visual context for multilingual commercial signage and mid-century urban building facades without confirming the exact street or business history.
Research note: Chinese and English hotel signage is visible, so trademark or location identification should be reviewed separately from footage copyright and any property concerns.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 India 8mm hotel exterior, Imperial Hotel sign, Chinese banner street facade, urban India home movie, and vintage travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other India 1969 urban exteriors, then broader themes of hotels, signage, streets, and travel views.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 India 8mm frame showing a commercial or residential facade with balconies, curtained windows, foreground lamp, and partial red signage. — Balcony railings and curtained windows dominate the facade as the red sign slips out of frame.

1969 India home-movie frame of a multi-story facade with balcony rails, curtained windows, dark storefront level, and a street lamp silhouette. — The final frame settles on balconies and windows, with the street lamp silhouetted against the lower facade.

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