A small group sits in the boat as paddles pass across the foreground.
1962 · Calcutta, India
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Passengers ride in a wooden boat with a robed figure seated at the front — Calcutta, 1962
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- 1962
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- Calcutta, India
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1962 Calcutta home-movie frame showing seated passengers in a wooden boat, including a saffron-robed monk near the bow.
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The boat moves across the water with passengers seated closely together.
1962 · Calcutta, India
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A standing boatman uses a long paddle while passengers sit in the wooden boat.
1962 · Calcutta, India
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Calcutta India-1962: Monk and Passengers Traveling by Boat
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Source format: 8mm.
Browse the collection: 1962 Calcutta India.
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Location documentation · estimated
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Source reel 1399
Reel label: feb
Year note: 1962
Location note: india,calcuta,bengali
Period detail
The 8mm color frames may show early 1960s clothing, a wooden passenger boat, hand paddling, and a robed religious figure seated among other travelers.
Film character
The clip carries a home-movie texture with soft focus, uneven exposure, visible scratches, gate edges, and muted color from the original 8mm scan.
Historical context
The scene offers visual context for small-boat travel and mixed passenger movement without identifying the individuals or claiming a specific event.
Research note
People and a religious figure are visible, so likeness and cultural-context review may be needed separate from any copyright assessment.
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