Poverty In India 1963

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Calcutta, India.

MS. Street scene in Calcutta showing ordinary people walking along. VS. Street scenes in Calcutta showing general begging by young and old. Extreme poverty and squalor on the pavements. Children who lack food wait for parents to find them some scraps. Good material GV. Street...

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Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
87796
Sort Number:
UN 4015 D
Time in/Out:
01:10:00:00 / 01:16:00:00
Canister:
UN 4015 D
Film ID:
3110.04
Issue Date:
1963

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