Adult stands at the stern of a covered boat beside houses along the water.
1962 · Calcutta, India
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The boat moves past shaded riverside structures as the adult holds the tiller — Calcutta, 1962
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- 1962
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- Calcutta, India
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- Still 2 · 1.80s into the source clip
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Adult steers a covered wooden boat along a Calcutta waterway, with raised houses and balconies in the background.
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A standing adult is seen from behind near a covered boat and houses at the river edge.
1962 · Calcutta, India
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The small boat passes close to a covered vessel and wooden structures along the water.
1962 · Calcutta, India
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Source footage and archive context
Calcutta India-1962: Woman Steering Boat Past Stilt Houses
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Source format: 8mm.
Browse the collection: 1962 Calcutta India.
Date documentation · estimated
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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 small wooden boat, corrugated roof covering, stilt-like riverside structures, and 8mm color stock may show mid-century urban waterway life in Calcutta.
Film character
The clip carries 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, slight color shift, uneven exposure, and handheld framing from a moving vantage point.
Historical context
The footage visually situates everyday movement along a river or canal, with boats passing close to houses built at the water's edge.
Research note
Adults are visible but not identifiable in detail; review likeness and location context separately from copyright, with no logos or audible music indicated.
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