Rockaway Beach New York USA-1967: Family Gathering in Living Room with Drinks and Books

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Year1967
Decade1960s
LocationRockaway Beach, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1967 Rockaway Beach New York

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Family Gathering in Living Room with Drinks and Books — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Rockaway Beach, New York, 1967, capturing a relaxed social gathering in a dimly lit living room. A woman in a black and white patterned sleeveless top and black skirt sits on a cream-colored armchair, while another woman in a red and gold dress occupies a chair to the right. A man in a dark suit is partially visible on the left. The scene features a wooden coffee table with drinks, books, and snacks, illuminated by a warm lamp. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and soft focus, conveying a nostalgic, intimate atmosphere of mid-century domestic life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 121304086

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

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 2234 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: chris piraino,
Reel-level year note: 1967
Reel-level location note: lynbrook new york
Date: 1967 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: Rockaway Beach, New York, 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: 1960s 8mm domestic footage for documentary or museum edits needing an intimate family living-room gathering with adults, drinks, books, and warm interior lighting.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-1960s home decor through the cream armchair, shaded table lamp, patterned sleeveless top, dark suit, coffee table service, and soft household lighting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal home-movie observation of adults seated close together, appearing to talk and relax during a private social visit.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a cream armchair, seated adults, a wooden coffee table, drinking glasses, books, small dishes, a shaded lamp, and floral decor in a dim living room.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries heavy grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, slight color shift, and contact-print framing that support its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or domestic cutaway between broader family, holiday, or neighborhood sequences.
Historical context: The scene provides visual context for adult social life inside a private New York home setting, with guests gathered around refreshments rather than a public event.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed even if no logos or audible music are identified in the metadata.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1960s 8mm family gathering, Rockaway Beach home movie interior, vintage living room drinks, and adults socializing at home.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1967 Rockaway Beach family interiors, then broader 1960s home gathering and celebration footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1967 Rockaway Beach home-movie frame showing adults in a living room, including a woman on a cream armchair beside a coffee table with drinks and books. — Adults sit around a coffee table in a warmly lit living room.

1967 Rockaway Beach home-movie frame with a woman seated on a cream armchair, other adults nearby, and a table set with drinks and books. — A seated woman faces other adults during a living-room gathering.

1967 Rockaway Beach interior frame showing adults seated near a cream armchair and coffee table with refreshments, books, and household decor. — Guests remain seated as the handheld camera records the coffee table and chairs.

1967 Rockaway Beach home-movie frame of adults gathered in a private living room, with a woman on a cream armchair and drinks on the table. — A woman sits in an armchair while other adults are partly visible around the room.

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