Hagerstown Maryland USA-1961: Formally Dressed Adults Sitting In A Basement With Wood Paneling

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationHagerstown, Maryland, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Hagerstown Maryland

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Formally Dressed Adults Sitting In A Basement With Wood... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a formal gathering in a wood-paneled basement in Hagerstown, Maryland. Several adults, including men in tuxedos with bow ties and women in elegant dresses, are seated and conversing. The warm, yellowish lighting and grainy film quality evoke a nostalgic 1960s atmosphere. A woman in a dark dress stands near a staircase in the background, while a lamp and wall-mounted phone add to the period details. The footage offers authentic archival material for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 123748314

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1961 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: Hagerstown, Maryland, 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 1960s home-movie requests needing an interior social gathering, formal adult guests, or middle-class domestic life in Hagerstown, Maryland.
Period detail: Wood paneling, a wall-mounted telephone, table lamp, formal dresses, tuxedos, bow ties, and eyeglasses may show early-1960s domestic style.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged seated conversation and quiet waiting among adults at a private indoor gathering.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include seated adults, formal clothing, wood-paneled walls, a staircase, a table lamp, a wall telephone, upholstered chairs, and warm basement lighting.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, warm color cast, uneven exposure, and handheld framing typical of small-gauge home movies.
Edit role: Editors can use it as an interior cutaway, memory beat, transition, or social-context insert for 1960s family and community sequences.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for a formal private gathering in a wood-paneled basement, with adult guests arranged casually rather than posed.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so likeness, privacy, and property considerations should be reviewed separately from film copyright status.
Research search match: Search matches include 1961 Hagerstown home movie, 8mm formal basement gathering, adults in tuxedos and dresses, and 1960s private interior footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Hagerstown 1961 interiors, then broader 1960s formal family gathering footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Formally dressed adults sit and converse in a wood-paneled Hagerstown basement in 1961 home-movie footage. — Seated adults in dresses and tuxedo attire gather in a paneled basement room.

Adults in formal clothes sit near a basement staircase as a woman stands behind them in 1961 Hagerstown home-movie footage. — A woman stands by the stairs while formally dressed guests sit beside a table lamp.

Formally dressed men sit in a paneled basement near a lamp and staircase during a 1961 Hagerstown home movie. — Men in suits sit under warm light near the staircase and paneled wall.

Adults in formal attire sit in a wood-paneled Hagerstown basement with a lamp, wall telephone, and staircase visible. — Seated guests appear beside a lamp and wall phone in a paneled basement interior.

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