Niagra Falls New York-1964: Man Walks Through Retro Computer Lab With Receipt Paper

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man Walks Through Retro Computer Lab With Receipt Paper — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1964 captures a man walking through a retro computer lab in Niagara Falls, New York. The scene features a large control panel with numerous dials, buttons, and switches, alongside a desk with a typewriter and a long strip of receipt paper. A worker sits at the desk while another man in a plaid shirt walks through the room. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and a nostalgic mid-century technological atmosphere, viewed through a dark frame border.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 120817508

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: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1964 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This clip fits archival requests for 1960s office technology, computer-room operations, and mid-century industrial or administrative interiors for documentary inserts or period context.
Period detail: The large wall-length control console, analog gauges, desk equipment, coiled cords, and drop ceiling may show a 1960s computer or process-control room consistent with the supplied 1964 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an observational home-movie feel, with the camera looking into the room as one worker sits at a desk and another man moves through the space without staged presentation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a long illuminated control panel, rows of dials and switches, desks, chairs, telephone-like equipment, cords, a broad window, and two adult men in the room.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, warm green-yellow color bias, dark frame borders, and slight handheld framing that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, or establishing insert for computing, industrial control, office automation, or mid-century technology sequences.
Historical context: The scene visually situates technology work in a room-sized control environment where people interact around panels, paper, desks, and office equipment rather than personal computers.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed, while no clear logos are visible and copyright, location, and any property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1960s computer lab footage, 8mm control room interior, vintage office technology, analog computer console, and Niagara Falls New York 1964 home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Niagara Falls or 1964 interiors if available, and then with broader footage of vintage computing, control rooms, offices, and industrial technology.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 8mm frame from Niagara Falls, New York metadata showing a room-sized control panel, desk area, seated worker, standing man, cords, chairs, and a bright window. — Workers and control panel inside a technology room.

1964 Niagara Falls, New York metadata frame showing a man standing near a desk while another worker sits facing equipment beside a long analog control panel. — Man standing near desk equipment in the control room.

1964 8mm frame, based on supplied metadata, showing the control-room panel more prominently with rows of gauges, switches, a desk corner, cords, and a chair. — Rows of gauges and switches dominate the room.

1964 Niagara Falls, New York metadata frame showing a long analog control panel with many dials and switches, overhead ceiling panels, and desk equipment at the right edge. — Long control console inside the lab-like room.

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