Calcutta India-1962: Two Men Paddling Boats Through A Riverside Village

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

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Two Men Paddling Boats Through A Riverside Village — Clip Details

CALCUTTA INDIA-1962: Two men paddle a small boat through a narrow waterway in a traditional riverside village. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the daily life of local residents, with one man wearing a conical hat and another in dark clothing. The scene features wooden stilt houses, a stone bridge, and lush green foliage, all viewed through the characteristic grain and soft focus of vintage home movie footage. The camera remains mostly static, observing the quiet, everyday activity with a nostalgic, documentary feel.

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: 123724914

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: 1960s Calcutta home-movie footage for documentary or museum sequences needing everyday riverine village movement and small-boat travel.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century riverside buildings, wooden railings, simple boats, paddles, and clothing consistent with the 1962 Calcutta metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera watches from a static visitor perspective as people move through the waterway without posing or staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two small boats, paddlers, a narrow waterway, wooden stilt structures, railings, a stone bridge, foliage, and waterside steps.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet framing that preserve the tactile character of original home-movie film.
Edit role: Editors can use this as a brief insert, establishing cutaway, or memory beat for travel, village life, and waterways in archival India sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents everyday activity around a waterside settlement, with people, boats, and domestic-looking structures sharing the narrow channel.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or property considerations.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1962 Calcutta 8mm boat footage, India riverside village home movie, paddlers on narrow waterway, and vintage Bengal travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Calcutta material, then broader India river, village, boat, or home-movie travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Calcutta home-movie frame showing two people paddling a small boat along a narrow waterside village channel. — Two paddlers pass fences, foliage, and a bridge along the waterway.

1962 Calcutta frame with a person standing in a narrow boat near a fenced riverside settlement and leafy trees. — A boat passes close to fenced waterside structures and overhanging trees.

1962 Calcutta home-movie frame showing a wooden stilt-like waterside structure, steps, posts, and stored objects near the channel. — Wooden steps, posts, and domestic objects line the edge of the water.

1962 Calcutta frame showing a wooden riverside building edge with steps, railing detail, posts, and objects beside the water. — A close view of the waterside structure emphasizes steps, railings, and stored items.

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