Harlem New York USA-1976: A Black Man Dances At A Ceremony Of Some Kind

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

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A Black Man Dances At A Ceremony Of Some Kind — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from Harlem, New York, USA, in 1976, showing a Black man in a dark suit and tie dancing energetically at a social gathering. The scene is bathed in a strong purple hue, typical of aged film stock, with visible grain and slight motion blur. In the background, another man in a white shirt stands near a patterned curtain, while a person in a dark suit is seen from behind in the foreground. The atmosphere is lively and celebratory, capturing a moment of joy and movement in a classic 1970s setting.

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: 121483490

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: Yes

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

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: Useful for 1970s Harlem home-movie requests needing brief social-gathering footage with dancing, visible guests, and an intimate indoor celebration atmosphere.
Period detail: The suits, ties, patterned curtain, handheld 8mm framing, and metadata-supported 1976 Harlem setting place the scene in a mid-1970s private social interior.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged moment as a man dances for nearby guests while the camera watches from within the room rather than from a formal performance angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dancing man in a dark suit, another man in a white shirt, a guest seen from behind, patterned curtains, seated figures, and dim indoor lighting.
Film character: The footage has strong purple color shift, visible grain, soft focus, motion blur, and handheld framing that read as original small-gauge home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, social-life insert, or transition into a sequence about Harlem community gatherings or 1970s private celebrations.
Historical context: The scene visually suggests a lively indoor gathering in Harlem, with adults dressed formally and interacting around music or ceremony without a clearly identifiable event type.
Research note: People, faces, private interior space, and audible music require rights review for likeness, property, and music issues separate from any footage copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1976 Harlem home movie dancing, Black social gathering 8mm footage, 1970s New York ceremony, and vintage indoor celebration film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1976 Harlem interiors, then broader 1970s Black community gathering and dance footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1976 Harlem home-movie frame, a man in a dark suit dances in front of patterned curtains as other guests watch nearby. — A suited man dances at an indoor Harlem gathering as guests stand close to the camera.

The dancer moves with raised arms in a purple-tinted 1976 Harlem interior while a man in a white shirt stands behind him. — The dancer lifts his arms while another man stands near the curtains behind him.

A foreground guest looks down or turns aside while the suited dancer continues moving in the private Harlem gathering. — A guest passes through the foreground as the suited dancer continues moving in the room.

The final frame shows the suited dancer mid-motion beside guests in the purple-shifted 1976 Harlem home-movie scene. — The dancer remains mid-motion as guests and curtains fill the softly focused background.

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