Kingston Jamaica-1964: Palm Trees Swaying in Wind at Pavilion

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationKingston, Jamaica
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1964 Kingston Jamaica

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Palm Trees Swaying in Wind at Pavilion — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1964, this vintage home movie captures a tropical scene in Kingston, Jamaica. Palm trees sway vigorously in the wind under a covered pavilion, their fronds blurred by motion. Several people stand and move beneath the structure, their figures slightly out of focus. Potted plants and outdoor chairs are arranged on a raised deck, with a bright, overexposed sky suggesting a sunny day. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a nostalgic, candid quality typical of mid-century personal recordings.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123994469

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 1839 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1964
Reel-level location note: san juan puerto rico,kingston,montego bay,jamaica
Date: 1964 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: Kingston, Jamaica 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 Caribbean travel, weather, resort, or home-movie sequences needing a brief Kingston pavilion cutaway with wind and visitors.
Period detail: The 8mm color, outdoor patio furniture, potted tropical plants, and casual mid-century clothing may show a 1964 visitor view in Kingston, Jamaica.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value in the way people pause and move under the pavilion while the camera watches wind-driven palms from a casual visitor position.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include palm trunks, blurred fronds, a covered pavilion, potted plants, patio chairs, steps, bright sky, and several people standing or walking.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, high-contrast overexposure, handheld framing, and cool color shifts.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short establishing insert, weather cutaway, travel transition, or memory beat between stronger Kingston or Caribbean scenes.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for leisure or visitor spaces in mid-1960s Kingston without identifying the venue or the people shown.
Research note: People are visible but not clearly identifiable, so likeness review may still be needed; copyright, location, and property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1964 Kingston Jamaica 8mm home movie, windy palm trees under pavilion, Caribbean travel footage, and vintage outdoor patio scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1964 Kingston material, then broader Caribbean wind, pavilion, resort, or travel cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Kingston home-movie frame showing wind-blurred palms, potted plants, steps, patio chairs, and people under a pavilion. — Palm trees and potted plants surround a raised pavilion where people stand in bright outdoor light.

1964 Kingston frame with swaying palm trees, a covered patio structure, outdoor chairs, and people partly obscured by motion blur. — Palm trunks and moving fronds partially obscure people standing under the shaded pavilion.

1964 Kingston home-movie frame showing two adults beneath a pavilion, with patio chairs, potted plants, columns, and an overexposed sky. — Two figures stand on the shaded deck among chairs and potted tropical plants.

1964 Kingston frame with palm trunks, potted plants, patio seating, and people gathered beneath a shaded pavilion near a bright waterfront-like view. — People gather beneath the pavilion as palms and potted plants fill the foreground.

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