Hawaii-1961: Palm Trees And Sand Sit At The Bottom Of A High-Rise Building With

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationHawaii, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Hawaii

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Palm Trees And Sand Sit At The Bottom Of A High-Rise... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage footage captures a towering high-rise hotel in Hawaii, its balconies and mid-century architecture framed by swaying palm trees. The camera pans across the structure, revealing a sandy beachfront with a few people relaxing in the sun. The warm, faded colors and film grain evoke a nostalgic, retro atmosphere, showcasing classic Hawaiian resort life from the early 1960s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127606423

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1961 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Hawaii, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Hawaii resort, beachfront hotel, and mid-century travel inserts in documentary, education, or commercial archive edits.
Period detail: The balconies, high-rise hotel massing, beach landscaping, and faded 8mm color support an early 1960s resort setting in Hawaii.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, panning from the beach toward the hotel rather than presenting a staged architectural view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tall balcony-lined hotel, palm trees, sandy beach, low landscaping walls, beachgoers, and soft resort grounds.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows warm faded color, visible grain, mild softness, handheld framing, and uneven exposure typical of amateur travel footage.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a Hawaii resort cutaway, a transition into travel memory, or an establishing insert for beachfront tourism.
Historical context: The footage documents leisure architecture and beach use in Hawaii during the early 1960s without identifying the hotel or guests.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed, while copyright and any property or location permissions require separate assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Hawaii 8mm resort footage, vintage beachfront hotel, palm trees and high-rise balconies, and early 1960s travel home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Hawaii beach or hotel footage, then broader mid-century resort tourism scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Hawaii 8mm frame showing a balcony-lined resort high-rise with palm trees and beach foreground. — Palm trees frame a tall beachfront hotel with stacked balconies.

1961 Hawaii resort facade with repeating balconies and palms seen from a beachside vantage point. — The camera holds on the hotel facade through a screen of palms.

1961 Hawaii beach view with a tall resort building, palms, landscaping wall, and distant beachgoers. — Distant beachgoers sit and walk below the hotel and palms.

1961 Hawaii 8mm frame showing beach activity below a multi-story resort building and palm trees. — A few distant figures appear on the sand beneath the resort building.

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