Long Beach California USA-1971: Elderly Woman Sleeping In Chair By Window

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationLong Beach, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 California

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Elderly Woman Sleeping In Chair By Window — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures an elderly woman resting peacefully in a chair inside a dimly lit room. She wears a yellow patterned dress and sits in front of a large window that floods the space with bright, diffused daylight, creating a strong contrast with the dark interior. The footage, viewed through a doorway, shows her in a relaxed pose, appearing to sleep or doze. The warm color palette and soft focus evoke a nostalgic, intimate atmosphere, characteristic of personal Super 8 home movies from the early 1970s.

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: 123060737

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 1758 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: III-02,sacto state
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: california,sacramento
Date: 1971 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: Long Beach, 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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

woman
elder
peaceful
sleeping
chair
day
people
long BEACH california USA
1971
1971 home movie footage
vintage 8mm film
elderly woman sleeping
Long Beach California
1970s home movie
archival footage
nostalgic home movie
woman in yellow dress
dimly lit room
bright window light
Super 8 film
classic home movie
peaceful moment
old age
domestic scene
retro film
1970s lifestyle
personal footage
vintage film grain
quiet moment

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1970s California home-movie requests needing an intimate domestic cutaway of an elderly woman resting indoors.
Period detail: The 8mm color, soft focus, yellow patterned dress, upholstered lounge chair, and bright window may show early 1970s home interiors and family filming habits.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged private moment, filmed from a doorway as the woman rests quietly rather than performing for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an elderly woman, lounge chair, bright multi-pane window, dark doorway, carpeted floor, yellow dress, and dim interior walls.
Film character: The footage has warm 8mm color, visible grain, soft focus, and strong window backlight that gives the scene a personal home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a memory beat, domestic-life insert, or quiet transition within sequences about aging, family interiors, or private recollection.
Historical context: The scene offers a modest view of older adult domestic life in a private Long Beach interior without supporting broader claims about the household or event.
Research note: A visible person and private interior suggest likeness and property review may be needed in addition to separate copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1971 Long Beach 8mm home movie, elderly woman resting by window, 1970s domestic interior, and vintage family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Long Beach 1971 home movies, then similar 1970s domestic interior or aging-family scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 Long Beach home-movie frame of an elderly woman resting in a chair by a bright window, seen through a dark doorway. — An elderly woman rests in a chair near a large window inside a dim private room.

1971 Long Beach interior frame showing an elderly woman seated by a bright window, partially distant in a dark room. — The camera holds on the seated woman from across the room through a doorway.

1971 Long Beach home-movie view of an elderly woman reclining near a large window, with strong backlight and soft focus. — The woman reclines quietly as daylight from the window silhouettes the room.

Closer 1971 Long Beach frame of an elderly woman appearing to doze in a lounge chair beneath a bright window. — A closer frame shows the woman resting with her head back below the bright window.

Visually Similar Clips