Dublin Ireland-1961: Double-Decker Buses Passing Crowds on a City Pavement

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Duration8s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 · Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

urban daily life
public transport
pedestrian movement
city travel
street fashion
Irish urban history

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · pan · Eye-level view along the pavement and adjacent roadway
Setting: outdoor · Busy city-centre bridge pavement and commercial street
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Overcast
Lighting: Diffuse natural daylight beneath a grey sky
People: 30 · Approximately thirty visible pedestrians at a time, predominantly adults wearing suits, overcoats, dresses, hats and headscarves; several pass close to the camera.
Vehicles: green double-decker buses · rounded passenger cars
Landmarks: O’Connell Monument · Nelson’s Pillar · O’Connell Bridge
Objects: stone bridge parapet · streetlamps · bus advertisement panels · commercial building façades · hats · headscarves · handbags · sunglasses
Colors: grey · dark green · brown · blue · red · cream
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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Pedestrians fill the pavement as a green double-decker bus approaches beside them.
A large bus passes across the right side beneath the O’Connell Monument.
A pedestrian in a pale hat raises a hand while more buses appear along the road.
Cars pass behind a foreground pedestrian wearing sunglasses and a red head covering.

Double-Decker Buses Passing Crowds on a City Pavement — Clip Details

Dublin, Ireland, circa 1961 home movie footage shows pedestrians sharing a crowded pavement beside moving double-decker buses and cars. The O’Connell Monument rises beyond the traffic, with Nelson’s Pillar farther along the street and rows of multistorey buildings behind. A handheld street-level view shifts slightly right as people in coats, suits, hats and headscarves pass through the foreground.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Handheld
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: 8s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003024

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
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: Supports documentary requests for Dublin city-centre crowds, public transport and everyday street life around circa 1961.
Period detail: Rounded cars, older green double-decker buses, formal coats, headscarves and pale hats supply visible period detail.
Home-movie behavior: Pedestrians cross the visitor’s framing naturally, with a few nearby people turning or raising a hand toward their headwear.
What appears in frame: The view includes pavement crowds, green buses, passing cars, a stone parapet, tall lamps, the O’Connell Monument and distant Nelson’s Pillar.
Film character: Soft detail, muted colour, grain, occasional surface marks and handheld drift retain the texture of projected small-gauge film.
Edit role: Works as a brief Dublin establishing shot or a transport cutaway linking architectural views with everyday city activity.
Historical context: The intact Nelson’s Pillar records the streetscape before its destruction in March 1966, while dense foot traffic shares the view with buses and cars.
Research note: Copyright permission for the film is separate from permissions involving recognizable pedestrians, commercial displays, depicted sculpture and building property.
Research search match: Matches searches for Dublin home movies, circa 1961 bus traffic, O’Connell Bridge crowds and colour footage containing Nelson’s Pillar.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel’s Trinity College entrance and Busáras views, then Dublin material from circa 1961, followed by comparable urban transport scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Dublin circa 1961: pedestrians in coats and headscarves walk on O’Connell Bridge beside a green double-decker bus, with the O’Connell Monument ahead. — Pavement crowds and an approaching bus below the O’Connell Monument.
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A double-decker bus passes pedestrians on O’Connell Bridge in Dublin, circa 1961, beneath the distant O’Connell Monument. — A passing bus draws level with the crowded pavement.
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Dublin circa 1961: buses pass the O’Connell Monument as pedestrians in pale hats and overcoats move along the bridge pavement. — Pale hats and blue outerwear stand out against the buses and grey streetscape.
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A pedestrian wearing sunglasses and a red head covering crosses the foreground of a Dublin traffic scene, circa 1961, with buses and the O’Connell Monument beyond. — A close foreground passerby briefly interrupts the view of cars and buses.
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