Dublin Ireland-1961: Crowd Beneath an Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes Sign

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 · Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

Irish institutional signage
public gathering
period clothing
interior architecture
everyday movement
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Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · tilt · Slightly upward from within the crowd
Setting: indoor · Crowded covered hall with glazed roof panels and exposed structural trusses
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Not visible
Lighting: Strong overhead daylight with deeply shadowed foreground figures
People: 20 · Approximately twenty overlapping figures, mostly appearing adult, in coats and several hats; faces and ages are largely indistinct.
Objects: large Sweepstakes sign · glazed roof panels · metal roof trusses · suspended lamps · coats · hats · small placard · curved structure beneath the sign
Readable signs: IRISH HOSPITALS SWEEPSTAKES
Colors: cream · dark brown · black · muted red · gray
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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A crowd fills the foreground beneath the large Sweepstakes sign.
People shift beneath the lettering, with a light coat visible near the center.
The framing rises slightly toward the glazed roof and hanging lamps.

Crowd Beneath an Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes Sign — Clip Details

Dublin, Ireland, circa 1961 home movie footage shows a crowd beneath a large Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes sign inside a covered hall. People in coats and hats move through the shadowed foreground below the lettering. Glazed roof panels, exposed trusses and suspended lamps stretch overhead. A single handheld view shifts slightly upward, retaining the sign and crowd in strongly contrasting light.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: InteriorHandheld
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: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003023

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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: Yes
Audible music: No

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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: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland 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: This circa 1961 Dublin interior supplies a brief documentary insert of Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes signage above a moving crowd.
Period detail: Coats, brimmed hats, large painted lettering and suspended industrial lamps provide visible period detail consistent with circa 1961.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor's handheld view follows no individual, preserving incidental crowd movement beneath a conspicuous sign.
What appears in frame: A large lettered sign overlooks dark-coated figures, several hats, a lighter coat, a small placard, roof trusses, glazed panels and hanging lamps.
Film character: Soft projected detail, visible grain, muted color and strong interior contrast give the handheld shot its small-gauge archival texture.
Edit role: Use it as a signage insert or interior cutaway between Dublin street views and a discussion of Irish sweepstakes history.
Historical context: The sign establishes an Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes presence in the hall, but the visible crowd does not establish a draw or ticket transaction.
Research note: Film copyright is separate from permissions concerning people, institutional branding and the hall; faces are indistinct and no release status is established.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes signage, Dublin interiors circa 1961 and color small-gauge home movie crowds.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Trinity College entrance, Dublin traffic and Busáras views, then with Dublin material circa 1961 or other sweepstakes signage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Dublin, circa 1961: shadowed figures gather beneath an Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes sign inside a hall with exposed roof trusses. — The large Sweepstakes sign dominates the hall above a shadowed crowd.
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People in coats and hats beneath Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes lettering in Dublin, circa 1961, with bright roof glazing above. — A light-colored coat stands out among darker figures beneath the lettering.
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Dublin hall interior, circa 1961, showing roof trusses and suspended lamps above the Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes sign and crowd. — The upward framing emphasizes the glazed roof and suspended lamps.
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Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes sign and moving crowd in Dublin, circa 1961, seen beneath rows of bright roof panels and hanging lamps. — The sign remains at right as the handheld view rises toward the roof.
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