Dublin Ireland-1961: Busy Dublin Street with Double-Decker Buses

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

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Busy Dublin Street with Double-Decker Buses — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Dublin, Ireland, in 1961 captures a bustling city street under an overcast sky. Pedestrians in period attire walk along crowded sidewalks, while iconic green double-decker buses and classic automobiles navigate the traffic. The scene, shot from a slightly elevated perspective, features historic architecture, ornate street lamps, and a prominent statue in the background, conveying a lively, nostalgic atmosphere of mid-century urban 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: 121310521

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 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

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: Useful for 1960s Dublin urban-life requests needing editorial home-movie views of pedestrians, traffic, and double-decker buses in a busy city setting.
Period detail: Visible period clues include green double-decker buses, mid-century cars, formal coats and hats, ornate street lamps, and older commercial streetscape under overcast light.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged visitor viewpoint as pedestrians pass close to camera and buses move through the street rather than posing for the lens.
What appears in frame: Frames show crowded sidewalks, green double-decker buses, classic cars, ornate lamp posts, a statue, shopfronts, and dense city architecture.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, muted color, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing consistent with amateur travel footage.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a short establishing insert, traffic cutaway, city transition, or memory beat for mid-century Dublin street life.
Historical context: The scene gives visual context for everyday urban movement in Dublin, with public transit, walking crowds, and commercial street activity sharing the frame.
Research note: People and readable advertising or transit markings are visible, so likeness, trademark, and location-identification review may still be needed apart from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Dublin home movie street traffic, 1960s Ireland double-decker bus footage, and vintage 8mm city sidewalk scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then with other Dublin 1961 street views, then with broader 1960s urban traffic and pedestrian footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Dublin street view with pedestrians in coats, green double-decker buses, classic cars, ornate lamp posts, and a distant statue. — Pedestrians move along a busy Dublin street as buses and cars pass under an overcast sky.

Dublin city sidewalk scene with walking pedestrians, a green double-decker bus, traffic, street lamps, and commercial buildings. — Crowds walk near the curb while a double-decker bus travels through the city traffic.

1961 Dublin street footage showing pedestrians from behind, light-colored hats, green buses, cars, lamp posts, and older city facades. — The camera follows the crowd toward buses and traffic on a busy Dublin street.

Dublin street scene with foreground pedestrians, green double-decker buses, classic cars, ornate lamp posts, a statue, and dense buildings. — Foreground pedestrians frame the street as buses and cars move past a statue and commercial buildings.

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