New York City-1956: Couples Walking in Formal Attire with Classic Car

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 New York City

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Couples Walking in Formal Attire with Classic Car — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1956 captures a group of well-dressed adults walking along a sun-dappled street in New York City. A man in a blue suit and a woman in a vibrant blue dress walk arm-in-arm, accompanied by others in formal attire including a woman in a striking red dress and a man in a dark suit and hat. A classic silver sedan is parked nearby, its chrome details gleaming in the daylight. The footage exhibits the characteristic grain and color saturation of mid-century Super 8 film, with natural light filtering through autumn trees, creating a nostalgic and authentic slice of 1950s life.

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: 124557823

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: 1956 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 City, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s New York City home-movie footage for productions needing adults in formal streetwear walking together beside a mid-century car.
Period detail: Visible clues include suits, dresses, hats, heeled shoes, a rounded chrome-trim sedan, and color 8mm home-movie stock consistent with the stated 1956 date.
Home-movie behavior: The group walks toward the camera in an informal, likely family-shot moment, with several adults acknowledging the filmer rather than posing formally.
What appears in frame: The frames show adults in suits and dresses, a woman in red, a man in a dark hat, a pale sedan, bare trees, a driveway or street edge, and light-colored buildings.
Film character: The clip has saturated color, soft focus shifts, handheld framing, gate edges, dust, and exposure variation typical of scanned mid-century 8mm film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, social-life insert, period transition, or cutaway for mid-century urban family gatherings.
Historical context: The scene visually reflects adult social dress and personal travel in a mid-1950s New York City home-movie setting without identifying a specific event.
Research note: Recognizable adult faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or audible music are indicated, and copyright clearance is separate from personal rights.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1956 New York City home movie, adults walking in formal attire, 1950s couples street scene, and vintage 8mm classic car footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1956 New York City street or family footage, then with broader 1950s formalwear and classic-car scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 New York City home-movie frame showing well-dressed adults walking toward the camera near a rounded pale sedan. — A formally dressed group walks together on a bright street beside a parked mid-century sedan.

Well-dressed adults in a 1956 New York City street scene walk toward the filmer, with a pale classic sedan at the curb. — The group advances toward the camera, several figures visible in suits, dresses, and hats.

Soft 8mm frame of adults in formal mid-century clothing walking on a sunlit New York City street near a parked sedan. — Motion blur softens the group as they continue walking past the parked car.

1956 New York City frame showing a couple walking arm-in-arm, followed by other formally dressed adults and a pale sedan. — A couple leads the group toward the camera while other adults follow near the parked sedan.

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