Harlem New York USA-1976: Men In Suits Celebrate At A Lively Indoor Party

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Year1976
Decade1970s
LocationHarlem, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1976 Harlem New York

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Men In Suits Celebrate At A Lively Indoor Party — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Harlem, New York, USA, in 1976 captures a lively indoor party. The scene features several Black men in suits and formal wear, with one man in a dark suit and light tie smiling broadly in the foreground. In the background, a man in a white shirt stands near a table with drinks, while others interact and dance. The footage exhibits the characteristic purple color cast and grain of 8mm film, with a handheld camera capturing the energetic, nostalgic atmosphere of a social gathering.

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: 121483459

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: 1976 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: Harlem, New York, 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 1970s Harlem home-movie requests needing an indoor social gathering, suited men, dancing, and informal party atmosphere for documentary or period sequences.
Period detail: The suits, light tie, striped short-sleeve shirt, drink table, and domestic curtains may show mid-1970s formal party style in a private Harlem interior.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged movement of guests smiling, talking, dancing, and passing through a crowded room from a handheld home-movie viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include men in suits, a man in a white shirt, a striped sleeve, drinks on a small table, chairs, curtains, and guests moving in close quarters.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, a strong purple color cast, dim indoor exposure, slight blur, and handheld framing that preserve its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, memory beat, or social-life cutaway within a 1970s Harlem, family gathering, nightlife, or celebration sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents a private indoor celebration among Black adults, offering visual social context without identifying the individuals or event shown.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property permissions may require review separate from any copyright status of the film scan.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1970s Harlem home movies, Black indoor party footage, men in suits dancing, private celebration, 8mm social gathering, and vintage New York interiors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1976 Harlem material, then broader 1970s Black social gathering or indoor party footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1976 Harlem home-movie frame showing Black men at an indoor party, with a smiling suited man in front and guests near a drink table. — A suited guest smiles as others gather near drinks in a private party room.

1976 Harlem party frame with men in suits and formal wear moving through a private interior near a small drink table. — Guests move through the room while drinks sit on a small table by the curtains.

1976 Harlem indoor party frame showing suited guests interacting closely in a dim private room with curtains and chairs. — Two guests interact in the center of a crowded indoor party scene.

1976 Harlem home-movie frame with a suited man raising his hand during a lively indoor party in a private interior. — A suited guest raises his hand as people dance or move around him.

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