Dayton Ohio USA-1958: 1950s Social Gathering with Classic Cars and Formal Attire

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationDayton, Ohio, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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1950s Social Gathering with Classic Cars and Formal Attire — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Dayton, Ohio, 1958, capturing a social gathering in a suburban neighborhood. A woman in a light blue sleeveless dress and a man in a white shirt and tie stand near a classic 1950s car, conversing with another woman in a black dress and hat. The scene unfolds outdoors with lush green trees and a house siding visible, conveying a nostalgic, formal gathering. The film exhibits characteristic grain, color fading, and slight motion blur of a 1950s home movie, offering authentic archival footage for documentaries, period pieces, or nostalgic content.

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: 120975493

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only 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.

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: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 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: Dayton, Ohio, 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 1950s U.S. social-life requests needing brief home-movie coverage of formally dressed adults gathering outdoors near period cars.
Period detail: The dresses, hat, men's shirt-and-tie clothing, and rounded mid-century cars support a late-1950s suburban social setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in unstaged movement as adults chat, turn toward one another, and drift through the frame from a handheld home-movie viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include formally dressed adults, a woman in a light blue dress, women in black dresses, a man in a white shirt and tie, parked classic cars, trees, and house siding.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, muted color, slight blur, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of a family home movie.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, social transition, or memory beat for mid-century neighborhood gatherings and formal occasions.
Historical context: The footage shows adults socializing outdoors in Dayton, Ohio, with dressier clothing and cars that reflect a mid-century home-movie record of everyday social life.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed; no visible logos or audible music are indicated, but copyright and use rights still require review.
Research search match: Search matches include 1958 Dayton Ohio home movie, 1950s formal gathering, mid-century adults outdoors, 8mm classic cars, and suburban social event footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other footage from the same reel, then Dayton or 1958 material, then broader 1950s social gatherings, formal attire, and classic-car neighborhood scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Dayton, Ohio 1958 home-movie frame showing adults in dress clothes talking near a parked classic car and leafy yard. — Formally dressed adults gather outdoors beside a mid-century car.

Dayton, Ohio 1958 frame with a man seen from behind while women in formal dresses stand near a parked mid-century car. — Guests stand and converse in a leafy outdoor setting.

Dayton, Ohio 1958 home-movie frame of a woman in a light blue sleeveless dress near a man in a white shirt and classic cars. — A woman in a light blue dress stands beside other guests and cars.

Dayton, Ohio 1958 frame showing several adults outdoors, including women in dark dresses, a woman in blue, and a man holding a camera. — Guests cluster outdoors as one man appears to take a photograph.

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