New York USA-1959: Woman In Red Dress And Glasses Examining Portable TV

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Woman In Red Dress And Glasses Examining Portable TV — Clip Details

A woman in a vibrant red dress and glasses sits on the floor in a dimly lit room, closely examining a vintage portable television. Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this home movie captures a quiet domestic moment with warm, saturated colors and classic film grain. The woman adjusts the TV's dials, her focused expression reflecting the era's fascination with new electronics. The scene evokes strong 1950s nostalgia, showcasing mid-century home life and technology.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 123044376

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 1101 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: north pole,game farm,amusement park, reel 2
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1959 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: New York, 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: Useful for 1950s domestic technology requests needing home-movie footage of a person handling a portable television in a private interior.
Period detail: The portable television, dark home furnishings, eyeglasses, and red dress support a late-1950s domestic electronics setting, consistent with the supplied 1959 New York metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The woman appears casually focused on the television, leaning in and reaching for controls in an unstaged household moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a red dress, eyeglasses, a portable television, floor-level seating, dark furniture, a light-colored handle, and dim interior lighting.
Film character: The 8mm footage has pronounced grain, saturated reds, soft focus, dark exposure, and slight handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert or memory beat about mid-century home electronics, leisure, or domestic interiors.
Historical context: The scene visually suggests household curiosity around television technology without establishing brand, program content, or a specific family relationship.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1959 8mm home movie woman examining portable TV, New York domestic interior, and mid-century television technology.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1959 New York interiors, then with home electronics or television-use footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a dim 1959 New York home interior, a woman in a red dress bends toward a portable television with controls visible. — The woman leans over the portable television during a quiet indoor moment.

The woman sits beside a portable television in a dim private room, with eyeglasses and red clothing visible. — Seated on the floor, the woman reaches toward the television set.

A woman in glasses and a red dress looks toward the camera while seated near a portable television in a New York home-movie frame. — The woman briefly looks toward the camera beside the television.

The woman remains seated on the floor near the portable television, her hand resting close to the set in dim home-movie light. — The woman sits beside the television as the short domestic scene ends.

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