Virginia USA-1958: Well Dressed Men Talking And Smiling At Night

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

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Well Dressed Men Talking And Smiling At Night — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Virginia USA in 1958 captures a group of well-dressed men in suits and ties at a nighttime social gathering. The central figure, an older man with glasses and a mustache, smiles warmly while conversing with others. The dimly lit scene features soft film grain and warm color tones typical of 1950s home movies. Men are seen talking, laughing, and holding drinks, with one man in a red tie visible in the background. The handheld camera movement adds to the authentic, candid feel of this archival 8mm clip.

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: 120980437

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 1950s Virginia home-movie requests needing candid adult men at a nighttime social gathering for documentary, museum, education, or editorial context.
Period detail: The suits, ties, eyeglasses, drinks, and warm 8mm color may show a late-1950s formal or semi-formal social occasion.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the relaxed, unstaged interaction as men smile, talk, and hold drinks while a handheld camera observes from close range.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include men in dark suits, white shirts, ties, eyeglasses, mustache, drinking glasses, dim night lighting, and a dark outdoor or low-lit background.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, uneven low-light exposure, warm color, and handheld framing that give it a candid home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, social-life cutaway, transition beat, or memory fragment for mid-century adult gatherings.
Historical context: The scene suggests a private or informal adult social setting in 1958 Virginia, but the exact occasion and identities are not established by the frames.
Research note: People are clearly visible, so likeness and identification review may be needed; copyright, privacy, and any location rights should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s Virginia 8mm men in suits, vintage home movie nighttime party, mid-century social gathering, and men talking with drinks.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1958 Virginia material, then with similar 1950s adult social gatherings or candid party scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 Virginia home-movie footage, an older man in glasses, suit, and red tie smiles during a nighttime gathering. — An older suited man smiles toward the camera in low night light.

A suited older man with glasses is seen at the edge of the frame, with another man partly visible in the dark background. — A suited man moves through a dark social scene as another figure stands behind him.

A man in a jacket holds a drink in a dark nighttime gathering, with partial suited figures around him. — A man holding a drink is partly lit amid other people at night.

Two well-dressed men in suits converse at a 1958 Virginia nighttime social gathering, one holding a drink glass. — Two suited men talk at close range during the nighttime gathering.

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