Small boat paddlers pass a crowded multi-level passenger vessel on the river.
1962 · Calcutta, India
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A small boat passes near the bow of the larger passenger vessel — Calcutta, 1962
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- 1962
- Location
- Calcutta, India
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- Still 3 · 3.20s into the source clip
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Close view of the bow area of a multi-deck passenger boat with a small paddled boat passing in the foreground.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 3.20 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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Source footage and archive context
Calcutta India-1962: Sampans and Passenger Boat on Calcutta River
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Source format: 8mm.
Browse the collection: 1962 Calcutta India.
Date documentation · estimated
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 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
The multi-deck river vessel, small wooden boats, conical hats, riverside sheds, and stacked goods may show mid-century waterfront transport and market activity.
Film character
The 8mm scan shows soft color, visible grain, gate edges, mild flicker, and handheld framing that preserve the physical texture of a short home-movie fragment.
Historical context
The scene documents a busy waterfront where passenger travel, small-boat labor, and goods handling share the same river space in visible daily use.
Research note
People and faces are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and any property considerations should be checked separately.
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