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

CALCUTTA INDIA-1946: A man in traditional white clothing stands on the deck of a boat while another man kneels in prayer on a mat. The scene captures a quiet moment of religious observance on a working vessel, surrounded by coiled ropes and wooden structures. Shot on 8mm film, the footage displays the characteristic grain and color palette of mid-20th century home movies, offering a rare glimpse into daily life and faith in post-colonial India. The high-angle view provides a documentary-style perspective of this intimate cultural moment.

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: 124755298

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 Calcutta editorial sequences needing everyday religious observance aboard a working boat or river vessel.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color, deck fittings, ropes, and simple working-boat setting support a mid-1940s home-movie view, with Calcutta and 1946 supplied by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The high-angle home-movie view records a quiet, seemingly unstaged prayer moment while another man stands nearby on the deck.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men in white clothing, a prayer mat, coiled ropes, deck planks, low wooden structures, railings, and working-boat gear.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight blur, and a handheld high-angle perspective that give it clear physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, reflective insert, or cultural context beat within a sequence on daily life, faith, travel, or waterways.
Historical context: The scene shows religious practice within a workboat environment, offering visual evidence of ordinary devotional activity without identifying the individuals.
Research note: People are visible and the activity is religious, so likeness, cultural sensitivity, and contextual use should be reviewed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Researcher searches may include 1940s Calcutta 8mm home movie, Muslim prayer on boat deck, India river vessel daily life, and archival religious observance footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then with 1946 Calcutta or India boat footage, and finally with broader themes of prayer, travel, and working vessels.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1946 Calcutta footage, two men are on a working boat deck as one kneels on a mat and another stands beside ropes and low deck structures. — A kneeling man prays on a mat while another man stands nearby on the boat deck.

The 1946 Calcutta boat-deck view shows one man kneeling on a mat and another bending forward amid ropes, railings, and working gear. — One man remains kneeling on the mat as the second man bends forward on the deck.

A high-angle 8mm frame from Calcutta shows two men in white on a deck, one kneeling low on a mat as the other bends nearby. — The prayer action continues on the mat, framed by ropes and the boat's working deck.

The final frame keeps the high-angle view of two men on a Calcutta boat deck, with prayer continuing beside ropes and deck equipment. — Two men remain on the deck as the prayer moment continues beside coiled ropes and boat fittings.

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