California USA-1961: Group of People Enjoying Themselves at Lions Club Event

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 California

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Group of People Enjoying Themselves at Lions Club Event — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from California in 1961 captures a lively outdoor gathering of men and women in casual and semi-formal attire. A man in a dark suit and white cowboy hat holds a cup, while others wear white short-sleeved shirts with 'Morningside Park Lions' printed on the back, indicating a community event. The scene features warm, slightly faded color tones typical of 1960s film, with visible grain and soft focus. People are seen conversing, smiling, and relaxing in a social setting, conveying a nostalgic atmosphere of mid-century American community life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120766224

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1740 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: indian pow wow
Reel-level year note: 1961-1966
Reel-level location note: san bernardino,california,slaton sea
Date: 1961 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: 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: California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: 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.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for documentary or educational edits needing 1960s California community-club gathering footage with visible adults socializing outdoors.
Period detail: The white cowboy hats, short-sleeved club shirts, suit jacket, and faded color 8mm look support a mid-century Lions Club event setting in 1961 California.
Home-movie behavior: The clip captures unstaged social movement as adults talk, hold drinks or papers, and pass through the camera's close handheld view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include Morningside Park Lions shirts, white cowboy hats, a man in a dark suit with a cup, adults conversing, papers or programs, handbags, and crowded outdoor seating.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, saturated purples and blues, and handheld framing consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, social cutaway, or memory beat for mid-century civic life and local club gatherings.
Historical context: The visible Lions Club clothing and casual adult crowd suggest a local civic or service-club social event without confirming the specific occasion beyond the supplied metadata.
Research note: People and club insignia are visible, so likeness, trademark or logo, and event-identification review may be needed separately from copyright clearance.
Research search match: Researcher matches include 1961 California Lions Club event, 8mm home movie civic gathering, Morningside Park Lions shirts, and mid-century outdoor social crowd.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other California 1961 community-event footage, then broader 1960s civic-club or outdoor party material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 California home-movie frame showing adults at a crowded outdoor Lions Club gathering, with a suited man holding a cup and a club member in a white cowboy hat seen from behind. — Adults gather around Lions Club members at an outdoor event.

1961 California home-movie frame with men in white Lions Club shirts and cowboy hats standing among other adults at a busy outdoor social event. — Lions Club members stand among the crowd.

1961 California home-movie frame showing a close view of a man in a white Lions Club shirt, with another club member and adults in semi-formal clothing behind him. — A Lions Club shirt fills the foreground during the gathering.

1961 California home-movie frame showing adults conversing at an outdoor event, with a man holding papers, a seated person partly visible, and a woman standing with folded arms. — Adults talk and handle papers near seating.

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