Calcutta India-1962: Floating Market with Stilt Houses and Boats

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

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Floating Market with Stilt Houses and Boats — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage footage captures a bustling floating market along a river in Calcutta, India. Wooden stilt houses with corrugated metal roofs line the waterway, while small boats laden with woven baskets and goods navigate the canal. Vendors in simple clothing manage their wares from the boats and docks, showcasing a vibrant local trade. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and a handheld perspective, offering an authentic glimpse into daily life and commerce in mid-20th century India.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123724820

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for archival requests about 1960s Calcutta river commerce, floating markets, small freight boats, and everyday waterside trade in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-20th-century riverfront trade, with wooden boats, woven baskets, corrugated roofs, and simple dockside structures supporting the 1962 home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld view observes market activity from across the water, capturing boats, goods, and workers without staged presentation or formal narration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include loaded boats, woven baskets, stilt-like waterside buildings, corrugated metal roofs, dock railings, river water, and a few people handling goods.
Film character: The 8mm scan has visible grain, soft focus, gate marks, mild color fading, and handheld movement that preserve the texture of an original home-movie record.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a short insert, establishing cutaway, or transition for river commerce, urban water transport, or everyday market labor in Calcutta.
Historical context: The footage gives visual context for waterside buying, selling, and transport, while avoiding claims beyond the visible boats, goods, buildings, and people.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no clear brands are visible, and copyright clearance remains separate from location or subject identification.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 Calcutta 8mm river market, India floating market boats, vintage home movie dock trade, and waterside commerce footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Calcutta 1962 material, then broader themes of Indian river transport, markets, and small-boat trade.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Calcutta river market view with loaded boats, woven baskets, dockside figures, and low wooden buildings along the water. — Loaded market boats sit beside riverside buildings as people work near baskets and goods.

Calcutta riverfront market scene with boats, baskets, a dock railing, and people moving near a wooden waterside structure. — Boats carrying market goods pass low dockside buildings along the river.

Soft 8mm view of a Calcutta waterside building, moored boats, dock details, and market goods along the river. — A long corrugated-roof building borders the water with boats tied nearby.

1962 Calcutta river scene with a larger boat, piled basket cargo, railings, waterfront houses, and people near the market area. — A larger boat carrying baskets sits beside waterfront buildings and railings.

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