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BOMBAY INDIA-1946: Men in traditional dhotis and lungis laboriously push and pull a heavy wooden cart loaded with sacks along a dusty village road. The 8mm film captures the physical strain of their work under bright sunlight, with one man carrying a bundle on his head. A young boy in a white kurta watches from the side as the cart's large spoked wheels turn. The footage, shot on vintage Super 8 film, shows the daily toil of manual labor in mid-20th century India, with natural color and film grain enhancing its authentic, archival quality.
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