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Virginia USA-1958: Formal Social Gathering with Well-Dressed Men

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

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

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Formal Social Gathering with Well-Dressed Men — 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

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

  • gentleman
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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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