Dublin Ireland-1961: Man in Flat Cap Laughing on Square

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationDublin, Ireland
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Ireland

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Man in Flat Cap Laughing on Square — Clip Details

DUBLIN IRELAND-1961: Vintage 8mm footage captures a cobblestone city square with classic European architecture and parked cars from the early 1960s. The scene transitions to a smiling man in a flat cap and dark coat walking and laughing on the street, his joyful expression captured in the grainy, color-bleached film. The footage exhibits authentic Super 8 characteristics with natural light, film grain, and a candid, home-movie feel. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century Dublin life, perfect for historical documentaries, editorial content, or retro-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: 121310353

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: 1961 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: Dublin, Ireland 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: Useful for archive requests needing 1961 Dublin street atmosphere, mid-century urban inserts, or candid home-movie material with a visible pedestrian.
Period detail: The parked rounded cars, flat cap, dark overcoat, cobblestones, and stone civic buildings support an early-1960s European city reading.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor-shot feel, moving from a city square view to a smiling man who reacts warmly to the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a cobblestone square, stone buildings, parked cars, street posts, a man in a flat cap, a dark coat, and a shoulder strap.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, uneven exposure, color fading, grain, and handheld framing that give the footage its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short Dublin establishing insert, a transition from place to person, or a memory beat around travel and street life.
Historical context: The footage suggests everyday urban movement in Dublin, with formal stone architecture and a casually filmed pedestrian encounter rather than a staged event.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright or location permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1961 Dublin 8mm street footage, Irish city square home movie, cobblestone street pedestrian, or laughing man in flat cap.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Dublin 1961 street scenes, then broader 1960s European city and travel home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Dublin home-movie frame showing a cobblestone square, stone civic buildings, and parked cars along the street. — A cobblestone urban square with parked cars and formal stone buildings.

1961 Dublin street view with a smiling man in a pale flat cap and dark coat walking past stone buildings. — A smiling man in a flat cap appears on a cobblestone street.

The man in a flat cap and dark coat looks toward the camera on a Dublin cobblestone street in the 1961 home-movie footage. — The man turns toward the camera while walking along the street.

The man gestures in profile beside a stone building and cobblestone street.

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