Crowded ghat with wooden boat, Calcutta, 1962.
1962 · Calcutta, India
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Laundry spread on the ghat bank with figures at the waterline — 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 frame of people washing and laying out laundry on the stone ghat bank, Calcutta, 1962, with figures reflected in the water below.
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Source footage and archive context
Calcutta India-1962: Women Washing Laundry at Calcutta Riverbank
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Source format: 8mm.
Browse the collection: 1962 Calcutta India.
Date documentation · estimated
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Location documentation · estimated
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.
Source reel 1399
Reel label: feb
Year note: 1962
Location note: india,calcuta,bengali
Period detail
Stone ghat steps, a wooden rowboat, traditional wrapped garments, and absence of modern infrastructure support the early-1960s date; color fading is consistent with aged 8mm stock.
Film character
Warm color drift, visible 8mm grain, minor dust specks, and slight overexposure on pale stone surfaces give the footage an authentic period texture.
Historical context
River ghats served as central sites for domestic daily life in Calcutta during this era; communal laundry washing at the waterfront was common practice along the Hooghly.
Research note
Multiple people are visible throughout; individuals are small and faces are not clearly discernible, but standard editorial likeness review is advised; copyright clearance rests with the footage rights holder.
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