Virginia USA-1958: White Men Smiling And Talking At Social Gathering

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

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White Men Smiling And Talking At Social Gathering — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Virginia USA in 1958 captures a group of well-dressed men in formal suits and ties at a social gathering. The central figure, an older gentleman with glasses and a mustache, smiles warmly at the camera. Other men in dark suits and white shirts laugh and converse in a dimly lit indoor setting. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural motion, conveying a nostalgic atmosphere of mid-century American social life. The footage shows natural interactions and candid moments among the attendees.

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: 120980462

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 1950s Virginia home-movie footage for documentary or museum edits needing candid adult men at a formal indoor social gathering.
Period detail: Dark suits, white shirts, ties, eyeglasses and warm 8mm color may show mid-century American formal dress and social manners.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged smiles, greetings and close conversational moments as men react to the person filming.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include suited adult men, ties, eyeglasses, smiles, close faces, dim indoor surroundings and handheld framing.
Film character: The clip has warm color, soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure and handheld 8mm movement that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief cutaway, social-history insert, memory beat or transition into a 1950s gathering sequence.
Historical context: The footage visually suggests a formal adult social setting in 1958 Virginia without identifying the event, venue or participants.
Research note: Faces are clearly visible, so likeness and identification review may be needed in addition to checking copyright and any collection restrictions.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Virginia 8mm home movie, men in suits social gathering, mid-century formal event and candid adult conversation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel social scenes, then other Virginia 1958 clips, then broader 1950s formal gatherings or men conversing indoors.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Virginia home-movie frame showing an older suited man with glasses smiling near other men indoors. — An older man in glasses smiles toward the camera at a formal indoor gathering.

1958 Virginia frame of a smiling older man in a suit and glasses beside other men in a dark indoor space. — The suited man smiles while turning during a conversation or greeting.

1958 Virginia home-movie frame showing a smiling younger man in a dark suit among other men indoors. — A younger suited man smiles during a close conversation at the gathering.

1958 Virginia frame with a smiling younger suited man partly separated by foreground figures in a dark interior. — A smiling man in formal dress appears at the edge of the handheld shot.

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