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Calcutta India-1962: Moving View Of A Temple Building Followed By Riverside Shops

  • Year1962
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationCalcutta, India
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1962 in Calcutta India
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Moving View Of A Temple Building Followed By Riverside Shops — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a moving view of a white temple-like building with ornate details in Calcutta, India, framed by lush green trees. The camera glides past the structure, revealing a riverside scene with traditional wooden shops and stilt houses along the water. Stacks of goods are visible under a corrugated roof, and the footage shows a bustling riverside community with boats and simple dwellings. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, faded colors, and natural motion, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century Indian life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
123724864

Rights & Clearance

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

  • People 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 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Calcutta, India Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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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Topics & Keywords

  • water
  • church
  • shops
  • dock
  • buildings
  • moving
  • view
  • building
  • multiple
  • boat
  • landmarks
  • calcutta india
  • 1962
  • 1962 Calcutta India footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Super 8 home movie
  • Indian temple architecture
  • riverside market
  • stilt houses
  • wooden shops
  • moving camera
  • archival footage
  • historic India
  • 1960s India
  • documentary footage
  • nostalgic travel
  • cultural heritage
  • old film
  • retro footage
  • street view
  • waterway life
  • traditional buildings
  • Asian architecture

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s editorial sequences needing visitor-shot views of Calcutta architecture and riverside commerce on 8mm home-movie film.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Calcutta home-movie frame showing a white ornate temple-like building partly framed by trees.
A passing view of a white temple-like building with trees in the foreground.

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