Rockaway Beach New York USA-1967: Gathering Of Friends Celebrating A Specific Event

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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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Gathering Of Friends Celebrating A Specific Event — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Rockaway Beach, New York, USA, in 1967, capturing a lively indoor gathering of well-dressed adults celebrating. A man in a light gray suit holds a cocktail glass, smiling as a waiter in a dark suit pours a drink from a bottle. Other guests, including women in colorful dresses and men in suits, are seated at a table with snacks, laughing and toasting. The scene is illuminated by warm indoor lighting, with a purple curtain backdrop, showcasing the authentic grain, color shifts, and slight motion blur characteristic of 1960s amateur film. This nostalgic clip evokes the joy and elegance of mid-century social events, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or vintage-themed projects.

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: 121306135

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 home-movie footage useful for editorial requests about adult social gatherings, private celebrations, and mid-century cocktail-party scenes.
Period detail: The formal suits, sleeveless dresses, cocktail glasses, table snacks, and warm indoor lighting may show a late-1960s private celebration style.
Home-movie behavior: Guests laugh, toast, and react to a drink being poured, giving the clip an unstaged record of sociable adult interaction.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include seated adults, cocktail glasses, a bottle, a waiter or server, table snacks, dresses, suits, and a curtain backdrop.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, color shift, flash exposure, and handheld framing typical of amateur home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief memory beat, social cutaway, party insert, or transition into a story about friends and celebration.
Historical context: The scene documents a private indoor gathering in Rockaway Beach metadata context, with adults dressed for a formal or semi-formal occasion.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness, privacy, and property review may be needed in addition to copyright checks.
Research search match: Searches for 1967 Rockaway Beach home movie party, 1960s cocktail toast, adults celebrating indoors, and 8mm private gathering may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then Rockaway Beach or 1967 material, then broader 1960s party and celebration scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1967 Rockaway Beach home-movie frame showing adults at an indoor gathering, with a man in a gray suit holding a cocktail glass. — Guests sit close together at a table during a private indoor celebration.

1967 Rockaway Beach gathering frame with seated adults watching as a server in dark clothing pours a drink from a bottle. — A drink is poured while guests smile and hold glasses around the table.

Home-movie frame from the Rockaway Beach gathering showing adults in suits and dresses during a table-side drink pour. — Adults gather around the table as a bottle is tipped toward a glass.

1967 indoor celebration frame with adults in formal clothing, cocktail glasses, snacks, and a server standing at the side. — The table scene continues with drinks raised and guests seated in conversation.

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