Fort Wayne Indiana-1973: Man In Tuxedo Walks To Classic Car For Formal Event

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationFort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 Fort Wayne Indiana

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Man In Tuxedo Walks To Classic Car For Formal Event — Clip Details

A man in a black tuxedo with a bow tie and yellow boutonniere walks confidently toward a white classic car outside a brick building in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1973. The 8mm home movie captures him approaching the vehicle, likely for a formal event, with another person visible in the background. The footage shows natural film grain and vintage color saturation, with a brief indoor scene of a man in a yellow shirt relaxing on a floral-patterned sofa. This authentic 1970s moment offers rich archival value for documentaries, nostalgic content, and historical storytelling.

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: 124349621

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: 1973 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: Fort Wayne, Indiana, 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 1970s home-movie requests needing a formal-dress departure, classic car approach, or brief domestic interior from Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Period detail: The tuxedo, boutonniere, white car, brick street, and floral sofa may show early 1970s formal-event and home-interior details.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged family-film feel as the tuxedoed man walks toward the camera and car, with a relaxed indoor sofa moment at the end.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tuxedoed man, yellow boutonniere, white car, brick building, sidewalk, street, background bystanders, and floral sofa.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows visible grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that preserve the home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a memory beat, formal-event insert, arrival or departure cutaway, or transition between street and home interiors.
Historical context: The clip visually suggests a family or social formal occasion without identifying the event, participants, or exact building shown.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed in addition to copyright review; no logos are apparent in these frames.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1973 Fort Wayne home movie, man in tuxedo by classic car, 1970s formal event, and 8mm family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Fort Wayne 1973 material, then 1970s formalwear, car, and family-interior footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1973, a man in a black tuxedo and yellow boutonniere walks toward a white car outside a brick building. — Tuxedoed man approaches a white car outside a brick building.

A tuxedoed man with a yellow boutonniere nears a white classic car on a Fort Wayne street in 1973 home-movie footage. — The man nears the parked white car during a formal outing.

A smiling tuxedoed man reaches for the door of a white car in Fort Wayne, Indiana, captured on 1973 8mm home-movie film. — The tuxedoed man reaches the car door and smiles toward the camera.

A man in a yellow shirt relaxes on a floral-patterned sofa inside a wood-paneled room in the same 1973 home-movie clip. — A relaxed indoor moment shows a man seated on a floral sofa.

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