New York City-1956: 1950s Party With Accordion Player And Crowd

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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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1950s Party With Accordion Player And Crowd — Clip Details

NEW YORK CITY-1956: A dimly lit, intimate gathering captured on 8mm film, featuring a man in a suit and tie interacting with others in a crowded, festive setting. The scene shifts to a musician playing an accordion, his face illuminated by warm, flickering lights, while others watch and enjoy the music. The grainy, low-light footage with a greenish tint and visible film scratches evokes a nostalgic, candid atmosphere of a 1950s social event, likely a party or celebration. The handheld camera captures the lively, spontaneous energy of the moment, with close-ups of the musicians and attendees, creating a raw, authentic slice of mid-century urban 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: 124558144

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: Yes

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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: Archival home-movie footage for requests needing a mid-1950s New York City private party scene with visible adults, live accordion music, and intimate crowd atmosphere.
Period detail: The clothing, indoor social setting, 8mm format, and metadata-supported 1956 New York City date point to a mid-century urban gathering, though no landmark is visible.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the close, unstaged party behavior: guests lean into conversation, watch the accordion player, and move through a crowded low-light room.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adult partygoers, an accordion player, a woman in a short-sleeve dress, men in shirts or suits, close faces, dark room edges, and warm points of light.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, low-light exposure, greenish color shift, handheld framing, gate edges, and contact-print scratches that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century nightlife, family celebration, immigrant community, or live music atmosphere.
Historical context: The footage shows a private indoor social gathering where live accordion music appears central, offering visual context for casual entertainment and adult sociability.
Research note: People and faces are visible and audible music is flagged, so likeness and music rights need review separate from any footage copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1950s New York City party home movie, 8mm accordion player, vintage private gathering, and mid-century indoor celebration footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other footage from the same reel, then with 1956 New York City interiors, and then with related party, music, and social gathering clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In metadata-supported 1956 New York City footage, a woman in a short-sleeve dress stands beside seated adults at a dim indoor party. — A woman stands close to seated guests during the low-light gathering.

A man plays accordion for seated guests during a dim 1950s New York City indoor party, with the instrument brightly visible. — The accordion player is framed closely as guests watch from the side.

Two adult men appear in close conversation or song near an accordion during the metadata-supported 1956 New York City party footage. — Guests lean together near the accordion in the crowded party room.

Adults sit close together at a dim 1950s New York City gathering while one guest reaches across toward someone near the accordion. — Partygoers sit shoulder to shoulder as one guest reaches across the group.

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