Camden New Jersey USA-1964: Couples Dancing at a Formal Party

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Year1964
Decade1960s
LocationCamden, New Jersey, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Camden New Jersey

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Couples Dancing at a Formal Party — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Camden, New Jersey, 1964, captures a lively dance party in a dimly lit hall. Couples in formal attire—men in suits and women in elegant dresses—dance closely under soft lighting, with blinds visible in the background. The grainy, warm-toned footage shows natural movement and joyful interactions, evoking a nostalgic 1960s social gathering. The handheld camera follows the dancers, preserving the authentic feel of a personal memory from the era.

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: 123988954

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 2368 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: xmas,nancy,dell ee davis
Reel-level year note: 1964
Reel-level location note: woddbury new jersey
Date: 1964 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: Camden, New Jersey, 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 requests needing 1960s home-movie footage of a formal social dance or private party in Camden, New Jersey, for documentary, education, or period-life sequences.
Period detail: Men's suits, a white dinner jacket, women's formal dresses, close partner dancing, and venetian blinds may show mid-1960s social style in a private indoor hall.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in unstaged couples dancing closely, smiling, and moving through a dim reception-like room from a handheld family-camera viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dancing couples, suits, formal dresses, venetian blinds, dark interior walls, table settings, and strong projector-like exposure shifts.
Film character: The 8mm scan has warm color, heavy grain, soft focus, dim exposure, and contact-sheet frame divisions that preserve a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief memory beat, social-life insert, dance-floor cutaway, or transition into a 1960s family celebration scene.
Historical context: The clip documents a private formal gathering where adults dance in pairs, offering visual context for mid-century social occasions without identifying the event.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed; copyright and underlying event or music questions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1960s formal party home movie, Camden New Jersey dance footage, 8mm couples dancing, and vintage reception dancing indoors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Camden 1964 material, then broader 1960s home movies of parties, receptions, and dancing.

Still Frames From This Clip

1964 Camden home-movie frame showing adults in suits and dresses dancing closely in a dim private interior. — Couples dance in formal attire inside a low-lit room with blinds in the background.

1964 Camden home-movie frame of a couple dancing close together in a dark interior, with other guests partly visible. — A couple dances near bright blinds while other party guests move in the background.

1964 Camden home-movie frame showing multiple adults dancing at a formal indoor party, filmed with soft focus and low light. — Multiple couples share the dance floor during a formal private gathering.

1964 Camden home-movie frame with dancing guests silhouetted against bright venetian blinds during a formal party. — Dancers appear in silhouette against bright blinds near the end of the short clip.

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