New York City-1958: Happy Couple Dancing On Lawn With Classic Car

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 New York City

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Happy Couple Dancing On Lawn With Classic Car — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from 1958 captures a couple dancing on a residential lawn in New York City. The woman wears a light-colored, tailored suit with a knee-length skirt and white shoes, while the man is in a matching suit with a tie. They move gracefully, holding hands and turning together under soft, natural light. In the background, a classic blue car and a white picket fence are visible, adding to the nostalgic suburban atmosphere. The footage exhibits the characteristic grain and color palette of 1950s Super 8 film, with a slightly shaky, intimate camera perspective.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124559687

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 1256 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #8
Reel-level year note: 1957-1958
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1958 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: New York City, New York, 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: Supports 1950s New York home-movie requests needing a brief social dancing moment with adults, lawn setting, and period car detail for documentary or editorial use.
Period detail: The tailored suits, white shoes, blue mid-century car, lawn, and fence may show late-1950s domestic or neighborhood leisure style.
Home-movie behavior: The couple appears to dance casually for the camera, turning and holding hands in an unstaged family-film moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adults in suits, clasped hands, a lawn or yard, a blue classic car, a light fence, and soft residential background detail.
Film character: The 8mm scan has saturated color, visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing typical of home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a memory beat, social-life insert, domestic transition, or brief cutaway for mid-century leisure and couple imagery.
Historical context: The clip shows adult social dancing in a residential outdoor setting, offering visual context for mid-century dress, cars, and informal home filming.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or audible music are indicated, but copyright and privacy clearance remain separate checks.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1958 New York home movie couple dancing, 1950s lawn dance, vintage 8mm adults in suits, and classic car family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 New York clips, then 1950s home-movie scenes of couples, lawns, cars, or dancing.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 New York home-movie footage, two adults in tailored suits hold hands while dancing outdoors near a blue classic car. — A suited couple dances hand in hand on a lawn, with a blue car in the background.

The dancing couple is seen in a tighter, partly cropped 1958 home-movie frame, showing suits, hands, and outdoor lawn detail. — The handheld camera crops close as the couple continues dancing together.

A woman in a light suit turns with her arm raised while dancing with a suited man on a New York lawn in 1958 home-movie footage. — The woman turns away from the camera as the couple dances near the parked blue car.

A motion-blurred 1958 home-movie frame catches the couple mid-dance with clasped hands, suits, lawn, and a blue car behind them. — Motion blur emphasizes the couple's movement as they dance across the lawn.

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