A coach enters the frame in front of a palace-style building flying national flags, Taiwan, circa 1982.
1982 · Taiwan
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As the coach moves on, pedestrians and a white van come into view near the entrance, 1982
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- 1982
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- Taiwan
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- Still 3 · 1.07s into the source clip
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Street traffic and pedestrians outside a palace-style public building with flags in Taiwan, circa 1982.
The source is catalogued as Super8 home movie. This frame appears 1.07 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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Source footage and archive context
Taiwan-1982: Blue-and-White Coach Passing a Palace-Style Building with Flags
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Source format: Super8 home movie.
Browse the collection: 1982 Taiwan.
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Period detail
The rounded coach body, the small boxy van and car, parked scooters and the faded film colour suggest the early 1980s, and the flags show Republic of China symbols.
Film character
Soft Super 8 grain, muted cyan-leaning colour and a hazy sky give the clip the warm, slightly faded texture of a projected home-movie transfer.
Historical context
The flags and the ceremonial arch on a classical-revival public building show how official architecture and national symbols looked from the street in Taiwan around this time.
Research note
Copyright in the film is separate from likeness; the passengers and pedestrians are small and unnamed, and the building and the coach's livery are shown incidentally, so assess these under the intended use.
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