US Lifestyle
1950s Diner
US Lifestyle
Americana and beyond, Kinolibrary’s US Lifestyles collection jumps the white picket fence and hits the open road. This collection emphasizes the fun and fascinating idiosyncrasies which make up the melting pot of American life.
This is just a small selection from Kinolibrary’s vast archive of rare and remarkable footage. To see more please browse our Youtube channel, or email info@kinolibrary.com
1980s Yuppie
1980s Yuppies
Stocks. Suits. Workouts. Trump! Our archive documents the 80s yuppie lifestyle in its gaudy glory.
1950s Suburban Home
Suburbia
Take a tour of the American ‘dream home’ with our footage of 1950s suburban living. Featuring housewives and husbands, supermarket shopping, dinner parties and retro futurist furnishings, our collections comprise home movies as well as classic advertisements.
1970s California
California Dreaming
Take a trip with our vast hippie collection, which conjures up the haze of Haight Ashbury, the Esalen Institute and the Altamont music festival as well as much more, throughout the 60s, 70s and 80s.
1970s New Orleans
The South
Exploring music, food, religion and poverty, the collection vividly documents African-American life through exciting performances and interviews with blues musicians in small-town Texas, at Mardi Gras in New Orleans and a Louisiana juke joint. Films feature black musical icons like Professor Longhair, Lightnin' Hopkins and Allen Toussaint.
1960s Supermarket
Food and Drink
Nowhere says ‘Americana’ more than drive-thrus, diners, soda shops and burger joints. Our films feature a huge range of classic American culinary locales and customers.
1960s Apollo Launch
NASA
As well as footage inside NASA at the epicentre of a historic moment, and exhilarating close-ups of the launch itself, our Apollo 11 collection also features fascinating pictures of American life on launch day, including make-shift moon buggies, family gatherings, and viewing parties with the Boy Scouts of America and President Johnson.
1970s Cop Car
Cops and Emergency Services
Working on a 'true crime' series? Look no further than Kinolibrary’s crime collection. Our films feature NYPD & LAPD cops, drug dealing, arrests, and gun crime, as well as police patrols, car chases and helicopters.
Schools and College
High School is as American as Apple Pie, an environment immortalised in The Breakfast Club and Grease. Featuring schools and colleges from across the States, our archive includes sports, classes and fashions.
1970s Detroit Car Factory
Industry and Work
From scaffolders working on the tallest skyscrapers, to prospectors digging for oil, Kinolibrary’s collections tell a story of American industry, including car manufacturing in Detroit, the tech boom in Silicone Valley and much more.
Offices
Clock in with our offices collection, a variety of workplace scenes including Mad Men style ad agencies, giant 1980s desktop computers and more.
Fashion and Shopping
From off the rack trends to high fashion, our archive takes in bell bottoms, leather jackets, denim jeans, bobs, beehives and everything in-between.
1970s Chinatown, New York
Multicultural America
A melting pot of under-represented communities from across 20th century America, our archive documents the lives of minority ethnic groups from New York to California and beyond, including films dedicated to the daily lives of Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Italian, and African-American people.
Native Americans
With films focusing on Native American culture and interviews with the likes of renowned activist Dennis Banks, our collections document Native American cultures across the 20th century.
1970s San Francisco
LGBTQ+ Life
Cruise through 70s and 80s San Francisco, via the Castro District past gay clubs, couples around town, parties, protests and Pride marches. Magnificently evoking ‘Tales of the City’, our archive explores the blossoming LGBT+ scene of the period in loving detail.
1970s Basketball Court
Sports
Sports are a huge part of American life. Including New York basketball courts, body building in 80s California, kids playing baseball in the street and much more, our collections have it covered.
This is just a small selection from Kinolibrary’s vast archive of rare and remarkable footage. To see more please browse our Youtube channel, or email info@kinolibrary.com
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