Poverty In India 1963-1965

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Calcutta (?) India

Medium close-up of young girl hunched over her mother who is preparing scraps of food. Close-ups of both mother and child. Various shots of woman leafing through rubbish pile in search of scraps. Medium close-up of skeletal frame of girl begging on the pavement. Close-ups...

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Cataloguer:
James
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
87760
Sort Number:
UN 4017 A
Time in/Out:
01:40:28:00 / 01:43:24:00
Canister:
UN 4017 A
Film ID:
3108.20
Issue Date:
1963 - 1965

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