Rockaway Beach New York USA-1967: Ferris Wheel Spinning In The Distance At The Boardwalk

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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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Ferris Wheel Spinning In The Distance At The Boardwalk — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from Rockaway Beach, New York, in 1967 captures a nostalgic seaside amusement park scene. The clip opens with a close-up of a spinning Ferris wheel and a white snack bar featuring Coca-Cola signage, including a 'Frozen Custard' sign. The camera pans out to reveal the full boardwalk, classic American cars parked along the street, and a woman in a dark dress and sunglasses walking along the wooden planks. The film exhibits characteristic Super 8 grain, faded colors, and a purple-tinted sky, evoking a strong sense of mid-1960s Americana and leisure. This authentic home movie footage is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects about 1960s American 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: 121307313

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 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Helps source 1960s New York seaside amusement and boardwalk atmosphere for documentary, editorial, museum, or education use.
Period detail: Visible clues include mid-century cars, boardwalk railings, a white snack bar with Coca-Cola signs, and an amusement ride that may show Rockaway Beach leisure culture in 1967.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, moving from the Ferris wheel and concession area to the wider boardwalk as a pedestrian passes through the scene.
What appears in frame: Frames show a spinning Ferris wheel, white concession building, Coca-Cola and frozen custard signage, parked cars, traffic lights, boardwalk railings, and a woman walking.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft grain, slight blur, handheld framing, high-contrast shadows, and faded color with a purple-blue sky cast.
Edit role: Works as a short establishing insert, nostalgic cutaway, transition beat, or visual memory cue for mid-1960s urban beach recreation.
Historical context: The footage visually places amusement rides, snack bars, street traffic, and boardwalk pedestrian life together in a public seaside setting.
Research note: People and brand signage are visible, so users should review likeness, trademark, location, and copyright considerations for the intended use.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1960s Rockaway Beach boardwalk, New York amusement park home movie, Ferris wheel by concession stand, and vintage 8mm seaside footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Rockaway Beach or New York footage from 1967, then broader 1960s boardwalk and amusement material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1967 Rockaway Beach view of a Ferris wheel partly visible above a white concession building with soda and custard signs. — Ferris wheel and concession signage at the boardwalk amusement area.

Rockaway Beach amusement frontage with the Ferris wheel, snack bar signs, and heavy dark frame edges from the film scan. — Close view of the Ferris wheel and snack bar facade through the film gate.

Wider 1967 Rockaway Beach boardwalk view with a Ferris wheel, concession building, parked cars, utility poles, and traffic signal. — The camera pulls wider to include the street, parked cars, and boardwalk setting.

1967 Rockaway Beach boardwalk scene with a woman in a dark dress walking past railings, traffic lights, and distant amusement rides. — A woman walks along the boardwalk with the amusement area behind her.

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