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California USA-1961: Scenes Of A Child's Birthday Party With Balloons

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

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Scenes Of A Child's Birthday Party With Balloons — Clip Details

A vibrant 8mm home movie from 1961 captures a joyful outdoor birthday party in California. The footage focuses on a colorful balloon animal, likely a flower or dog, crafted from purple, green, and yellow balloons, held by a child. The scene is filled with festive energy, showing children and adults in casual summer attire enjoying the celebration. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight motion blur, and natural color shifts, evoking a nostalgic, authentic feel of a mid-century American family gathering.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Exterior
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
123045599

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.

Minors are visible. Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip, and a sensitive-use review is recommended.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors visible: Yes
  • 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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Topics & Keywords

  • outdoors
  • festive
  • lollipops
  • children
  • joyous
  • scenes
  • child's
  • birthday
  • party
  • balloons
  • people
  • california USA
  • 1961
  • 1961 family birthday party
  • vintage 8mm film
  • California 1960s
  • balloon animal craft
  • children's party
  • outdoor celebration
  • retro home movie
  • nostalgic family footage
  • 1960s Americana
  • vintage Super 8
  • classic birthday party
  • colorful balloons
  • family gathering
  • old film footage
  • archival 1960s
  • child's birthday
  • summer party
  • vintage film grain
  • 1960s childhood
  • nostalgic celebration

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