Medford New Jersey USA-1973: Two Women Performing Hula Dance by Candlelight

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationMedford, New Jersey, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 Medford New Jersey

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Two Women Performing Hula Dance by Candlelight — Clip Details

Vintage 1973 home movie footage from Medford, New Jersey, showing two women performing a hula dance in a dimly lit indoor setting. The clip is shot on 8mm film with a strong blue-purple color cast and heavy grain, characteristic of low-light home movie recordings. The dancers wear traditional Hawaiian attire, including leis, and move gracefully in front of a floral wallpapered wall. A candelabra with lit candles provides the primary light source, creating a warm, intimate atmosphere. The handheld camera captures the performance with slight movement, preserving the authentic feel of a personal family recording.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: InteriorHandheld
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: 121082894

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 1390 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: xmas,wedding,kittens
Reel-level year note: 1973-1974
Reel-level location note: medford
Date: 1973 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Medford, New Jersey, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1970s archival requests for home-movie interiors, amateur dance performance, Hawaiian-themed gatherings, or intimate domestic entertainment scenes.
Period detail: The floral wallpaper, low candlelit room, leis, and 8mm color shift may show a 1973 private indoor gathering in Medford, New Jersey.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld camera records a close, informal view of women dancing for people nearby, preserving the feel of a private family or social-room performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include silhouetted dancers, leis, floral wallpaper, seated viewers, a candelabra, dim table settings, and heavy blue-purple film color.
Film character: The clip has dense grain, low-light exposure, soft focus, strong blue-purple cast, and slight handheld movement typical of small-gauge indoor home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief memory beat, cultural dance cutaway, party-performance insert, or atmospheric transition into a 1970s domestic scene.
Historical context: The footage visually documents a private 1970s social setting where Hawaiian-style dance appears to be performed for a small indoor audience.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed in addition to any copyright assessment of the footage.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1970s 8mm hula dance home movie, candlelit indoor party footage, Medford New Jersey family film, and women dancing with leis.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel family gathering footage, then other 1973 Medford interiors, then broader 1970s amateur dance or party scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Medford home-movie frame showing a silhouetted woman dancing in a dim indoor room with candlelight and seated viewers. — A dancer is seen in silhouette as candlelight and seated viewers appear in the background.

1973 Medford frame with a backlit dancer in front of a candlelit room and nearby seated viewers. — The dancer moves near the camera while a lit candle and viewers remain visible behind her.

A woman dances in profile against floral wallpaper, with candlelight and table items behind her.

1973 Medford frame showing a dancer from behind during an indoor hula-style performance with candlelight and viewers. — The dancer turns away from the camera as the candlelit room and seated audience remain in view.

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