New York USA-1941: Man Wearing Glasses and Blooming Pink and White Flowers

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Year1941
Decade1940s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1941 New York

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Man Wearing Glasses and Blooming Pink and White Flowers — Clip Details

A man wearing round glasses and a dark suit appears in a series of close-up shots from a 1941 8mm home movie. The footage, shot in New York, captures his serious expression against a blurred outdoor backdrop. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and the characteristic look of vintage Super 8 footage. The sequence is intercut with a brief shot of blooming pink and white flowers, suggesting a personal, nostalgic moment from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 123127148

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: 1941 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: 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 1940s New York home-movie requests needing a brief character close-up, personal portrait insert, or garden cutaway for documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The man's round eyeglasses, formal dark jacket, and color 8mm home-movie texture support a 1941 domestic or travel-era context without identifying a specific site.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the direct, unstaged feel of a family camera lingering on an older man, with a brief flower shot suggesting personal observation rather than public spectacle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an older man in round glasses, a dark suit jacket, blurred exterior stonework, dark frame borders, pink and white flowers, and leafy garden plants.
Film character: The clip shows natural 8mm grain, soft focus, color fading, exposure variation, and contact-frame dirt that give the footage its physical archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, portrait insert, family-history cutaway, or transition between people and garden details from the same reel.
Historical context: The frames visually place a formally dressed older man and garden flowers within a mid-century home-movie setting, while broader social context would require outside research.
Research note: A recognizable adult face is visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed in addition to any copyright or source-license assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1941 New York 8mm man with glasses, vintage home movie older man close-up, and 1940s color garden flowers footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1941 New York home movies, and then with 1940s family portraits or garden-flower cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

Older man in profile with flowers and film wear crossing the frame.

1941 New York 8mm close-up of an older man in round glasses and a dark jacket, seen against a soft outdoor architectural background. — Close-up of an older man in round glasses outdoors.

1941 New York 8mm close-up of the older man in round glasses, with soft focus, facial shadow, and blurred exterior background. — Soft close-up portrait of the man in glasses.

1941 New York 8mm close-up of an older man wearing glasses, with softened focus and dark film borders around the outdoor portrait. — Slightly soft close-up of the older man in glasses.

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