Calcutta India-1962: Large Sign For A Hotel Call "Oriental Hotel" Located On A

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

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Large Sign For A Hotel Call "Oriental Hotel" Located On A — Clip Details

CALCUTTA INDIA-1962: Vintage 8mm footage captures the Oriental Hotel, a prominent building with a large, ornate sign featuring a sun emblem. The clip shows the hotel's facade, with people relaxing under umbrellas in the foreground, suggesting a bustling street scene. A later shot reveals the hotel's interior, dimly lit with glowing lights, possibly a lobby or dining area. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century 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: 123724758

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$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 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Calcutta urban travel, hotel frontage, and street-establishing footage in documentary or education edits.
Period detail: The ornate hotel sign, facade lettering, awnings, umbrellas, and 8mm color stock support a mid-century visitor view of Calcutta.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a visitor's street-level viewpoint, lingering on the hotel sign and facade rather than staging action.
What appears in frame: Visible details include Oriental Hotel lettering, a sun emblem, balconies, awnings, umbrellas, trees, and small figures near the street frontage.
Film character: The footage has soft handheld framing, visible grain, gate edges, light scratches, and faded color typical of scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an establishing insert, travel-memory cutaway, or transition into a Calcutta hotel or street sequence.
Historical context: The clip records a public-facing hotel facade and nearby street activity, offering visual context for urban hospitality and travel in 1962 Calcutta.
Research note: Oriental Hotel signage is visible and people appear at a distance, so copyright, trademark, likeness, and location identification should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Search matches include 1962 Calcutta hotel exterior, Oriental Hotel sign, vintage 8mm India travel footage, and mid-century street facade.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1962 Calcutta street or hotel scenes, then broader India travel and urban signage footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Calcutta 8mm frame showing the Oriental Hotel name beneath an ornate facade with a sun emblem and balconies behind it. — Close framing on the Oriental Hotel sign and decorative upper facade.

1962 Calcutta 8mm frame of the Oriental Hotel sign, decorative crest, and gridded hotel windows seen in soft focus. — The hotel name and decorative emblem fill the frame.

1962 Calcutta 8mm frame showing the Oriental Hotel facade above a street frontage with umbrellas, trees, awnings, and distant people. — A wider view places the hotel facade above the street frontage.

1962 Calcutta 8mm frame showing the Oriental Hotel building from the street, with awnings, umbrellas, trees, and small figures below. — The hotel exterior is seen from farther back with street-level activity below.

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