Calcutta India-1962: River Village with Thatched Homes

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

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River Village with Thatched Homes — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures daily life along a river in a Southeast Asian village. Stilted thatch homes line the waterway as a man propels a longboat loaded with goods using a pole. Other villagers move about on small boats, some wearing traditional conical straw hats. The footage shows a bustling water-based community engaged in trade and transport, with palm trees and lush greenery framing the scene. The warm, faded colors and film grain evoke a nostalgic, archival feel, offering a glimpse into mid-century riverine life.

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: 123725155

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 8mm home-movie footage for edits needing river village life, small boats, thatched homes, and everyday waterway activity in an archival travel context.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century rural or riverine architecture, with thatched stilt structures, pole-driven boats, conical hats, and faded 8mm color supporting the 1962 home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes ordinary movement along the water, including people poling boats and gathering near homes, with the informal distance of a visitor-shot home movie.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include thatched waterside homes, palm trees, narrow wooden boats, stacked goods, people on the river, a conical straw hat, and shaded village structures.
Film character: The footage has warm faded color, soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of an original 8mm travel reel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for river transport, village commerce, or mid-century travel footage.
Historical context: The scenes document a water-based settlement where boats appear central to movement and trade, without confirming the exact community, river, or social circumstances from the frames alone.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or audible music are indicated, and copyright, location, property, and cultural identification should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1962 8mm river village, home movie boats and thatched houses, Southeast Asian waterway life, conical hats on boats, and archival village transport.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Calcutta India 1962 material if verified, then with broader river village, boat trade, and thatched-home footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 8mm home-movie frame showing thatched waterside homes, palm trees, and a narrow boat carrying stacked goods along a river or canal. — Thatched homes and a goods boat along a shaded village waterway.

A 1960s home-movie view of a village waterway, with thatched structures, palm trees, and a long narrow boat being moved by pole. — A longboat moves past thatched homes on a palm-lined waterway.

Home-movie frame showing people near small wooden boats beside thatched waterside homes, with palms and dense greenery behind them. — People and small boats cluster beside thatched houses on the water.

A close 8mm frame shows a person wearing a conical straw hat in a boat beside a dark wooden riverside structure, with other figures nearby. — A conical-hatted boat passenger is seen beside a shaded waterside building.

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