Virginia USA-1958: Businessmen At A Business Event Talking Having Drinks And Laughing

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationVirginia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Virginia

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Businessmen At A Business Event Talking Having Drinks... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from Virginia USA in 1958 captures two men in formal suits at a nighttime social event. One man in a dark suit and tie, possibly a naval officer given the uniform insignia, smiles and laughs while holding a drink. The other man, wearing glasses and a light gray suit, engages in conversation. The scene is dimly lit, with film grain and slight motion blur characteristic of home movie footage from the late 1950s. The men appear to be enjoying themselves at a formal gathering, with the camera capturing candid moments of interaction and laughter.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
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: 120980410

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: Virginia, 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 documentary or museum edits needing late-1950s Virginia home-movie footage of adult men socializing at a formal business or civic event.
Period detail: The dark suit, narrow ties, white shirts, eyeglasses, drink glasses, and low-light indoor setting may show late-1950s formal event style supported by the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the candid, unstaged exchange as two adult men smile, talk, laugh, and sip drinks while the camera observes at close range.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, dark formal suits, a light gray jacket, white shirts, narrow ties, eyeglasses, small drink glasses, and a dark indoor background.
Film character: The 8mm footage has dense grain, warm color, dim available-light exposure, soft focus, and slight handheld framing that give it clear home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, social-event insert, or memory beat for mid-century professional gatherings and after-hours conversation.
Historical context: The scene provides visual context for adult male socializing in a formal mid-century setting without confirming the specific organization, venue, or event.
Research note: Faces are visible and one man may be in a uniform or uniform-like dark suit, so likeness and possible institutional identification should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1958 Virginia 8mm businessmen drinking, 1950s formal event home movie, men in suits laughing, and mid-century business social gathering footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Virginia 1958 interiors, and then with broader 1950s business-event or cocktail-gathering footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In this 1958 Virginia home-movie frame, a man in a dark suit and narrow tie smiles while a bespectacled man in a light gray jacket stands nearby in a dark indoor setting. — Two men converse at a dim formal gathering.

A man in a dark suit and narrow tie, possibly wearing uniform-style insignia, holds a small drink glass during the 1958 Virginia social-event footage. — Man holds a drink during conversation.

Two adult men in formal clothing laugh in a dim indoor space, with the man in the dark suit raising a small glass to his mouth. — Men laugh as one takes a drink.

A man in a dark suit and narrow tie looks toward a bespectacled man in a light gray jacket, both standing close together at the dim 1958 Virginia gathering. — Two men face each other in conversation.

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