A wooden boat rests beside a waterside shop as a person works near the canal edge.
1962 · Calcutta, India
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A small boat sits at the canal edge beside an open-front shop and stored goods — 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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1962 Calcutta waterside shop with a small wooden boat, long poles, canal water, and adults near the landing.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 1.80 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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A seated adult paddles a small boat through the canal between waterside structures.
1962 · Calcutta, India
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The canal narrows around moored boats as a seated paddler moves past wooden structures.
1962 · Calcutta, India
Still image · $49
Source footage and archive context
Calcutta India-1962: Boats in Canal by Stilt Houses
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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 frames show wooden boats, open-front waterside shops, stilt-like structures, and simple hand-paddling that fit the supplied 1962 Calcutta home-movie context.
Film character
The clip has handheld 8mm texture with soft focus, visible grain, faded color, uneven exposure, and contact-print edge artifacts that support its home-movie origin.
Historical context
The footage documents water-based movement and small-scale commerce along a built canal edge, while broader social or economic conclusions would need outside research.
Research note
People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright, location, likeness, and property considerations should be assessed separately.
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