Boats navigate a shaded waterway beside market buildings.
1962 · Calcutta, India
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A loaded boat pauses beside the riverside market frontage — Calcutta, 1962
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- 1962
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- Calcutta, India
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- Still 3 · 3.20s into the source clip
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Vendors or passengers sit in a wooden boat loaded with produce along the Calcutta waterway market.
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Source footage and archive context
Calcutta India-1962: Floating Market with Boats and 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
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 clip may show a 1960s waterside market with wooden boats, hand paddles, simple riverside structures, and produce piled in open craft.
Film character
The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, dark frame edges, slight color fading, and handheld movement that preserves the home-movie texture.
Historical context
The footage documents a waterway market scene and everyday movement of goods, while broader social or economic conclusions would need outside research.
Research note
People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, location, and property considerations should be checked separately.
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