Nebraska USA-1958: Couple Dancing in Dimly Lit Room

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationNebraska, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Nebraska

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Couple Dancing in Dimly Lit Room — Clip Details

NEBRASKA USA-1958: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a couple dancing joyfully in a dimly lit room. The man, wearing a light-colored button-up shirt, and the woman, in a dark striped top, move together in a close embrace. Their faces are partially illuminated by a bright window or screen in the background, creating a soft glow against the deep shadows. The grainy, low-light footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics, with visible grain and a nostalgic, intimate atmosphere. The couple's movements are fluid and affectionate, conveying a sense of companionship and happiness in a private, domestic setting.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 122645448

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: Nebraska, 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 Nebraska home-movie footage suited to requests for domestic social dancing, couple intimacy, or midcentury leisure moments in documentary edits.
Period detail: The 1958 8mm footage may show a modest private interior, casual button-up and striped clothing, and low available light typical of informal home filming.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged closeness of two adults dancing together, with small turns and embraces caught from a nearby home-movie viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult dancers, a light shirt, a dark striped top, a bright window or screen, deep room shadows, and handheld framing.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, underexposed shadows, soft focus, and flickering highlights that give the scene a tactile home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief memory beat, domestic-life insert, or intimate transition within sequences about couples, family gatherings, or private celebrations.
Historical context: The scene reflects a midcentury home-movie record of adult companionship in a private indoor setting, without enough visual detail to identify a specific occasion.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed in addition to any separate copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1958 Nebraska 8mm couple dancing, vintage home movie indoor dance, and midcentury adults dancing in a dark room.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Nebraska domestic interiors, then related home-movie scenes of couples dancing or social leisure.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 Nebraska home-movie footage, a man in a light shirt and a woman in a dark striped top dance in deep shadow. — A couple dances closely in a dim private interior.

The couple continues a paired dance in a dark Nebraska interior, with their bodies partly silhouetted by a bright background light. — The dancers turn together as the room remains mostly underexposed.

A man and woman in 1958 Nebraska home-movie footage dance cheek-to-cheek or closely, with faces partly visible in low light. — The pair leans into a close dance hold near the background light.

The adults keep dancing in the dark private interior, their clasped hands and bent posture visible against the bright background light. — The dancers shift position while holding each other in the shadows.

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