California USA-1961: Women at Tropical Gathering

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 California

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Women at Tropical Gathering — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1961 captures an intimate indoor gathering in California. The clip opens with a close-up of a table setting featuring a teacup, saucer, and a delicate pink flower, bathed in warm, dim lighting. The scene transitions to a group of women, some adorned in colorful traditional attire and leis, suggesting a cultural celebration or luau. One woman in a white uniform and sunglasses stands near a framed poster of Hawaii, reinforcing the tropical theme. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic, personal memory of a 1960s social event.

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: 123045020

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 1740 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: indian pow wow
Reel-level year note: 1961-1966
Reel-level location note: san bernardino,california,slaton sea
Date: 1961 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: California, 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: Useful for 1960s California home-movie requests needing an intimate tropical-themed party, table detail, or social gathering cutaway for documentary or museum use.
Period detail: The clothing, leis, dim indoor setting, teacup, and Hawaii poster may show early-1960s home entertaining with a tropical or luau-inspired theme.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes close table details and then guests in conversation, preserving an informal visitor perspective rather than a staged performance.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a teacup and saucer, pink flower, dark tabletop, leis, colorful dresses, sunglasses, framed Hawaii poster, and party guests indoors.
Film character: The 8mm image has warm color cast, soft focus, visible grain, low-light exposure, and contact-sheet framing that add physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat between broader scenes of 1960s leisure, parties, travel fantasy, or family social life.
Historical context: The frames suggest a private indoor gathering where tropical decoration and Hawaii references shape the social setting without proving a specific event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, and a readable Hawaii poster may require review; copyright, likeness, and possible venue or artwork issues should be checked separately.
Research search match: Search phrases include 1961 California 8mm tropical party, vintage home movie luau gathering, women with leis indoors, and teacup flower table detail.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 California interiors, then related home movies of parties, leis, Hawaii themes, or table settings.

Still Frames From This Clip

Warm 1961 8mm California home-movie frame showing a teacup, saucer, knife, napkin, and pink flower on a dark table. — Close table detail with teacup, saucer, utensil, napkin, and pink flower in low light.

A pink flower with greenery rests near a cup, saucer, utensil, and napkin in warm 1961 home-movie lighting. — Pink flower arrangement beside tableware, seen in a soft, low-light close-up.

Women at a 1961 California indoor gathering wear leis and colorful clothing near a doorway, mirror, and framed wall art. — Guests in leis gather indoors, with one person in white and sunglasses near framed wall decor.

A 1961 California home-movie frame shows party guests in leis near a framed Hawaii poster and warm interior lighting. — Group conversation near a framed Hawaii poster, with leis and tropical-themed clothing visible.

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