Wide river-level view of temple spires and ghat buildings, c. 1962.
1962 · Calcutta, India
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Large temple spire and ghat architecture at the close of the pan, c. 1962 — Calcutta, 1962
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- 1962
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- Calcutta, India
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- Still 4 · 4.60s into the source clip
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8mm colour frame, c. 1962, final position of a river-based pan showing a prominent temple tower and multi-storey arched buildings of an Indian ghat.
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Calcutta India-1962: River View of Calcutta with Traditional Architecture
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Source format: 8mm.
Browse the collection: 1962 Calcutta India.
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Source reel 1399
Reel label: feb
Year note: 1962
Location note: india,calcuta,bengali
Period detail
Boat styles, clothing glimpsed on the ghat steps, and the unrestored 8mm colour palette are consistent with early 1960s India; no anachronistic elements are visible.
Film character
The warm, slightly faded colour palette, visible grain, and gentle edge vignetting are characteristic of colour 8mm film from the early 1960s, lending the footage an intimate period-document quality.
Historical context
Riverside ghats and their associated temple architecture were central to daily religious and commercial life in Indian river cities; specific site identification within Calcutta should be verified by an expert.
Research note
People are visible at crowd distance on the ghats and in boats; individual identification is unlikely but cannot be ruled out; no brand or private-interior concerns observed; standard archival licensing terms apply.
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