California USA-1961: Woman Takes Off Hawaiian Lei And Presents It To Man

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

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Woman Takes Off Hawaiian Lei And Presents It To Man — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a lively indoor gathering in California. A woman in a light-colored dress removes a traditional Hawaiian lei and presents it to a man wearing a floral aloha shirt. The scene unfolds in a room decorated with artificial palm fronds and green curtains, evoking a tropical theme. Other guests, including an older woman in a blue dress, observe the exchange. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, warm color shifts, and slight camera movement, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American social life and Hawaiian-inspired celebrations.

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: 123045081

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 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 indoor social gathering footage with Hawaiian-themed party details and visible guest interaction.
Period detail: The clothing, floral aloha shirt, lei, artificial palm fronds, and domestic interior support a mid-century party setting consistent with the 1961 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal exchange as guests watch a woman remove or handle a lei and present it to a man in a crowded room.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adults gathered indoors, a floral shirt, a light dress, a blue dress, a lei, palm frond decorations, curtains, and seated guests.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, color shift, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of a family-recorded event.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century parties, Hawaiian-inspired decor, or domestic social rituals.
Historical context: The scene shows a private indoor gathering where Hawaiian-themed clothing and decorations appear within a California home-movie context.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness, privacy, and property considerations should be reviewed separately from footage copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 8mm California home movie, Hawaiian lei party, aloha shirt gathering, tropical theme decor, and mid-century indoor celebration.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1961 California home movies, then Hawaiian-themed parties, lei exchanges, and mid-century domestic gatherings.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 California home-movie frame showing party guests indoors around a lei exchange, with palm fronds and curtains behind them. — Guests watch as a woman in a light dress handles a lei beside a man in a floral aloha shirt.

1961 California indoor party footage shows a lei being lifted near a man in an aloha shirt as guests look on. — The lei is raised during a small indoor party exchange with guests gathered close together.

1961 California home-movie still with a woman and man facing each other during a lei presentation in a tropical-themed room. — A woman and man face each other as the lei exchange continues in front of palm-themed decorations.

1961 California party frame showing a lei being placed or adjusted near a man in a floral shirt while guests observe. — The lei appears to be placed or adjusted as nearby guests watch the exchange.

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