Calcutta India-1946: 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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Men Praying On A Boat Deck — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1946, this archival footage captures two men in traditional white clothing on a boat deck in Calcutta, India. One man kneels on a mat while the other stands nearby, both appearing to pray or rest amidst cargo and ropes. The scene unfolds on a working vessel with stacked goods and a small shelter, offering a glimpse into daily life and religious practice during the post-war era. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color fading, characteristic of vintage home movies.

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: 124755269

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: Useful for 1940s documentary or educational edits needing Calcutta harbor life, boat-deck routine, or visible prayer practice in archival home-movie footage.
Period detail: The white garments, mat, cargo ropes, and working deck may show mid-1940s river or harbor travel in Calcutta, supported by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The moment has an unstaged observer quality, with one man kneeling on a mat while another stands nearby amid boat equipment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men in white clothing, a prayer or resting mat, coiled ropes, stacked cargo, a small deck shelter, railings, and weathered deck surfaces.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, muted color, slight exposure variation, and a distant handheld viewpoint that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transitional cutaway, or quiet memory beat for daily life, travel, faith, or waterfront labor in 1940s India.
Historical context: The scene places a private religious or resting moment within a working boat environment, showing daily activity without identifying the men or vessel.
Research note: People are visible and the activity appears religious, so likeness, cultural sensitivity, and contextual use should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1946 Calcutta boat deck prayer, 8mm India harbor footage, men in white clothing on vessel, and archival home movie river travel.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel India travel material, then other 1946 Calcutta harbor scenes, then broader boat-deck, prayer, and daily-life footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1946 Calcutta footage, one man kneels on a mat while another stands nearby on a cluttered boat deck with ropes and cargo. — Two men occupy a working boat deck, one kneeling on a mat beside deck equipment.

The Calcutta boat-deck scene shows a kneeling man on a mat and a standing man beside cargo ropes and a small deck structure. — A kneeling man and a standing man remain near cargo and rope on the deck.

From an elevated home-movie viewpoint, two men in white clothing are seen on a Calcutta boat deck amid cargo, rope, and deck structures. — The camera looks down on two men beside a mat on a busy vessel deck.

The final frame holds on the two men in white clothing on the 1946 Calcutta boat deck, surrounded by ropes, cargo, and railings. — Two men remain on deck near a mat, with rope and cargo visible behind them.

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