Islesford Maine-1963: Family in Sunglasses Sitting Together on Stone Steps by an Iron Railing

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Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationIslesford, Maine, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1963 · Islesford, Maine, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1963 · Maine & Islesford · Reel 8edf17a6 contains 8 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

family vacation
1960s fashion
siblings
affection
summer travel
coastal Maine
group portrait

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld
Setting: outdoor · Stone steps of a brick building with a granite block foundation and black iron railing, with a strip of grass at left
Time and weather: midday · summer · sunny
Lighting: Bright direct sunlight with strong highlights on clothing and stone
People: 4 · A small boy in a blue hooded jacket on the lap of a girl in white cat-eye sunglasses, a woman with dark full-styled hair in dark sunglasses and a pale yellow blouse, and a teenage boy with a short haircut in sunglasses and a white polo shirt.
Objects: stone steps · iron railing · cat-eye sunglasses · sunglasses · wristwatch · purple garment · polo shirt · hooded jacket
Colors: red brick · grey granite · pale yellow · white · royal blue · purple
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Medium
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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The family sits on the steps as the girl in cat-eye sunglasses hugs the small boy on her lap.
The woman and the teenage boy smile and laugh toward the camera.
The girl presses her face to the boy's head while the woman and teenager look down.
The boy and girl look into the lens as the woman turns toward the teenager.

Family in Sunglasses Sitting Together on Stone Steps by... — Clip Details

Islesford, Maine, circa 1963 home movie footage of a family sitting close together on the stone steps of a brick building with a granite foundation and a black iron railing. A small boy in a blue hooded jacket sits on the lap of a girl in white cat-eye sunglasses, beside a woman in dark glasses and a pale yellow blouse and a teenage boy in a white polo shirt. They smile, glance at one another and look toward the camera. Filmed in one handheld medium shot on 8mm colour film in bright sun.

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: 800000987

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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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1963 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: Islesford, Maine, 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: Answers requests for early-1960s colour footage of an American family on summer vacation, useful for documentaries, nostalgia pieces and New England history projects.
Period detail: White cat-eye sunglasses, the woman's full bouffant-style hair, a teenager's short haircut and polo shirt, and wristwatches point to the early 1960s.
Home-movie behavior: The family is relaxed and unposed, with the girl hugging the small boy while the woman and teenager laugh and drift in and out of looking at the camera operator.
What appears in frame: Four people on pale stone steps, a black iron railing rising across the frame, a red brick wall above a rough granite foundation, a patch of grass, and a purple garment on the woman's knee.
Film character: Handheld 8mm colour with fine grain, bright sun-washed whites, saturated blue and purple tones and slight softness from projection recapture give a period family-album texture.
Edit role: Works as a short memory beat or character cutaway in a vacation sequence, or as a warm family portrait between location shots of the Maine coast.
Historical context: The shot reflects summer travel to the Maine islands, where Islesford is the village and postal name of Little Cranberry Island in the town of Cranberry Isles.
Research note: Film copyright and any likeness rights for the identifiable adults and minors are separate questions; the people are unnamed, the building's ownership is unknown, and a small unreadable shirt emblem is visible.
Research search match: 1960s family on steps 8mm, cat-eye sunglasses home movie, Islesford Maine vintage footage, family summer vacation Maine circa 1963
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's Islesford post office sign and boat ride clips, then other Cranberry Isles or Mount Desert area footage from the early 1960s, then family vacation portraits.

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Family seated on stone steps of a brick building in Islesford, Maine, circa 1963, the teenage boy turning toward the woman — A girl in white cat-eye sunglasses holds a small boy as the woman and teenager turn toward each other, Islesford, Maine, circa 1963.
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Smiling family in sunglasses on granite steps by a black iron railing, Islesford, Maine, circa 1963, 8mm home movie — The woman and teenager smile at the camera while the girl leans her cheek against the small boy, circa 1963.
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Girl hugging a small boy on brick building steps in Islesford, Maine, circa 1963, with woman and teen looking down — An affectionate moment as the girl nuzzles the small boy and the woman and teenager glance down, Islesford, Maine, circa 1963.
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Boy and girl gazing into the lens on granite steps in Islesford, Maine, circa 1963, as the woman turns to the teen — The small boy and the girl in cat-eye sunglasses look into the lens while the woman turns to the teenager, circa 1963.
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