Virginia USA-1958: Men In Suits Smiling Share Tea Time Conversation

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

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Men In Suits Smiling Share Tea Time Conversation — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Virginia USA in 1958 captures two men in formal suits sharing a joyful conversation at a dimly lit dinner party. Both men wear dark suits, white dress shirts, and black ties, with white pocket squares adding a touch of elegance. They are seated at a table with a teacup and a yellow flower, laughing and smiling warmly in a classic mid-century social setting. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and soft focus reflect authentic 1950s home movie film quality, evoking a sense of nostalgia and intimate camaraderie. The clip offers a candid glimpse into mid-century American social life, perfect for historical documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed projects.

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: 120980688

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: 1950s Virginia home-movie footage suits requests for mid-century social gathering, dinner conversation, and candid adult interaction in editorial or documentary sequences.
Period detail: Dark suits, narrow ties, white pocket squares, teacup, and low interior lighting may show a formal late-1950s social meal or reception setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal smiles, side glances, and seated conversation, suggesting a private moment filmed from within the gathering rather than staged coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men in dark suits, white shirts, black ties, pocket squares, a table setting, a teacup, a yellow flower, and a dim private interior.
Film character: The 8mm image has heavy grain, soft focus, dark exposure, warm color fade, and slight handheld framing that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, social-life insert, reaction beat, or memory fragment within a sequence about mid-century adult gatherings.
Historical context: The clip visually suggests formal adult sociability in a private Virginia interior, without enough evidence to identify the occasion, hosts, or relationship between the men.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property permissions may need review separate from any copyright assessment of the film scan.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1958 Virginia 8mm men in suits, mid-century dinner conversation, home movie tea table, and adults laughing at party.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then Virginia 1958 interiors, then broader 1950s home movies of formal meals and adult conversation.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 Virginia home-movie footage, two suited men sit in a dark interior beside a table setting as one smiles during conversation. — Two formally dressed men share a smiling conversation at a dimly lit table.

A suited man smiles broadly in the dark 1958 Virginia interior, with part of another seated man visible at the edge of the frame. — A seated man in formal dress smiles during the gathering.

A suited man sits beside a teacup and small yellow flower.

A man in profile sits at the table beside a white cup.

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