Calcutta India-1962: Historic Calcutta Ghats with People and Boats on River

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationCalcutta, India
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 in Calcutta India

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Historic Calcutta Ghats with People and Boats on River — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched view of Calcutta, India, with its historic ghats and traditional architecture lining the riverbank. The footage shows people moving along the steps and small boats on the water, all rendered in the warm, faded colors and visible grain of classic Super 8 film. The scene evokes a sense of daily life and cultural richness in mid-century India, with a mix of historic temples and modern buildings under a hazy sky.

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: 123722395

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: 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 1399 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: feb
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: india,calcuta,bengali
Date: 1962 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: Calcutta, 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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Suits 1960s South Asia documentary or travel retrospective; provides an establishing riverfront view of Calcutta useful as an opening shot or location cutaway in a mid-century India sequence.
Period detail: Frame 0 shows a multi-story whitewashed building with a billboard banner and a small temple spire consistent with early-1960s Indian ghat architecture; boat types and dress visible on the steps support the 1962 date.
Home-movie behavior: Shot from what appears to be a boat or opposite bank, the framing reflects a visitor capturing the panoramic riverfront as a travel memory rather than a staged documentary composition.
What appears in frame: Stepped river ghat, multi-story whitewashed building, small temple spire, yellow signboard, scattered figures on steps, umbrellas, bare tree branches, river water in foreground.
Film character: 8mm color stock shows warm fading and visible grain throughout; emulsion scratches and surface damage intensify across the wider river shots, lending an authentic period texture.
Edit role: The close ghat view works as a location-establishing insert; the three wide river shots provide slow-dissolve transitions or memory-beat cutaways for a South Asia historical sequence.
Historical context: Calcutta's riverfront ghats were active centers of daily life and commerce in the early 1960s; the density of buildings along the embankment reflects the city's historic pre-modernization urban fabric.
Research note: Figures are visible on the ghat steps in frame 0 at an indeterminate distance; no faces are clearly identifiable, but standard talent review is advised before broadcast or commercial use.
Research search match: Researchers may query: 1960s India river ghat, Calcutta vintage 8mm, Indian waterfront historical footage, South Asia mid-century home movie, postcolonial Indian city 8mm.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from this India 1962 reel, then with 1960s Calcutta or Indian riverfront footage, then with mid-century South Asian urban or waterfront material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Calcutta riverfront ghat, 1962 — stepped embankment with temple spire, multi-story whitewashed building bearing a yellow banner, and scattered figures on the steps — Ghat steps and riverbank buildings, Calcutta, 1962

Calcutta waterfront seen from the river, 1962 — multi-story buildings and ghat structures stretching along the far bank under a pale hazy sky — Calcutta waterfront from the river, 1962

Calcutta riverfront from midstream, 1962 — city buildings line the far bank; bare tree branches frame the upper left; emulsion scratches cross the frame — River and distant city, Calcutta, 1962

Calcutta riverfront panorama, 1962 — pale buildings along the far bank viewed from water; frame shows significant emulsion damage typical of aged 8mm stock — River panorama and city skyline, Calcutta, 1962

Visually Similar Clips