Calcutta India-1946: Two Men Praying On A Boat Deck

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationCalcutta, India
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Calcutta India

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Two Men Praying On A Boat Deck — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this vintage home movie captures two men in white traditional attire praying on the deck of a boat in Calcutta, India. The scene unfolds on a sunlit river vessel, with coiled ropes, metal fixtures, and a small cabin visible on the deck. One man kneels on a mat while the other stands nearby, both engaged in quiet religious practice. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and a handheld perspective, offering a rare glimpse into daily life and faith in mid-20th century India. This archival clip is ideal for historical documentaries, cultural studies, and nostalgic content.

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: 124755247

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 1725 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: reel 1
Reel-level year note: 1946
Reel-level location note: india
Date: 1946 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: 1940s Calcutta home-movie footage useful for documentary or educational requests about everyday religious practice, river travel, and South Asian urban life.
Period detail: The boat deck, white traditional clothing, coiled rope, metal fittings, and 8mm color stock support a mid-1940s travel-film context without identifying a specific vessel.
Home-movie behavior: The scene has an unstaged observer quality, with the camera looking down as two men quietly pray on a working boat deck.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men in white clothing, a prayer mat, coiled ropes, a small deck cabin, metal railings, deck fixtures, and sunlit painted flooring.
Film character: Soft focus, muted color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing give the clip a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a contemplative cutaway, cultural insert, travel-memory beat, or quiet transition within a sequence on 1940s Calcutta.
Historical context: The footage visually places religious practice within a working river or boat setting, showing daily faith activity amid ropes, fittings, and deck equipment.
Research note: People are visible and the prayer activity is culturally sensitive, so likeness, religious-context, and editorial-use review should be considered separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1940s Calcutta prayer on boat, India 8mm home movie religious practice, men praying on deck, and vintage river vessel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1946 Calcutta scenes, then broader India home-movie clips showing religion, river travel, or daily life.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1946 Calcutta home-movie footage, two men in white clothing appear on a boat deck as one kneels on a mat near ropes and deck fittings. — One man kneels on a mat while another stands beside him on the vessel deck.

The 1946 Calcutta scene shows a man in white standing beside a prayer mat on a working boat deck with ropes, rails, and a small cabin behind him. — The standing figure remains beside the mat as the prayer sequence continues.

A high-angle 8mm frame from Calcutta shows two men on the deck, one standing and one kneeling near a mat amid rope coils and vessel hardware. — A high-angle view shows the men positioned around the prayer mat on deck.

In the closing frame, both men are low to the deck beside the mat, with coiled ropes, railings, and a small cabin visible around them. — Both figures are low beside the mat as the prayer moment settles on the deck.

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