New York City-1958: Man And Woman Dancing In A Driveway With Suits On

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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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Man And Woman Dancing In A Driveway With Suits On — Clip Details

A man and woman in formal suits dance on a residential driveway in this 1958 8mm home movie from New York City. The woman wears a light-colored suit, white gloves, and heels, while the man is in a gray suit. They move together under soft, natural light, with a vintage blue car parked nearby and a house in the background. The footage shows slight motion blur and film grain, capturing a candid moment of romance and elegance from the late 1950s. This authentic Super 8 clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American life, perfect for documentaries, period pieces, or vintage-themed content.

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: 124559707

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: Useful for 1950s New York home-movie requests needing a brief domestic social moment with adults in formal dress dancing outdoors.
Period detail: The suits, gloves, heels, hat, parked blue car, and residential street setting support a late-1950s domestic visual context.
Home-movie behavior: The couple appears to dance casually for the camera, giving the clip an unstaged family-record quality rather than a formal performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a suited man, a woman in a skirt suit and gloves, a blue car, driveway pavement, house fronts, railings, and strong sunlit shadows.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, slight motion blur, uneven exposure, and handheld framing typical of mid-century home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, relationship cutaway, or transitional insert for mid-century urban domestic life.
Historical context: The clip shows adults dressed formally in a residential outdoor setting, suggesting everyday social ritual without proving a specific occasion.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no visible logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from people or property concerns.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s New York home movie dancing couple, 8mm driveway dance, formal suits outdoor family footage, and vintage urban domestic scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then with 1958 New York City home movies, then with other dressed-up couple or domestic social scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 New York City home-movie footage, a suited man is seen from behind near a driveway with a blue car and houses beyond. — The man turns on the driveway as the camera catches the residential setting.

A man in a gray suit and a woman in a light suit with gloves face each other on a New York City residential driveway. — The couple moves together in a driveway dance beside a residential street.

The couple dances in formal mid-century clothing, with the woman wearing gloves and a hat near a blue car in the background. — The woman faces the camera while dancing with the suited man outdoors.

The frame catches the woman's skirt suit, white gloves, and heels as she steps during the driveway dance. — A cropped view emphasizes the woman's formal outfit and movement.

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