New York City-1958: A Man And Woman Doing The Jive In A Suburban Yard

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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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A Man And Woman Doing The Jive In A Suburban Yard — Clip Details

A man and woman in 1950s formal attire dance the jive in a suburban yard, captured on vintage 8mm film. The man wears a gray suit with a dark tie, while the woman is in a matching gray suit and white heels, her dark hair styled in a classic updo. They move rhythmically on a grassy lawn, with a white picket fence and a house visible in the background. The footage exhibits the characteristic grain, color shifts, and soft focus of 1950s home movies, evoking a nostalgic, mid-century American moment.

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: 124559743

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: 1950s New York-area home-movie footage for editors needing a brief social dancing or backyard celebration moment.
Period detail: The formal gray clothing, white heels, lawn setting and soft 8mm color may show a late-1950s suburban gathering style.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal, unstaged way two adults dance closely for the camera during a private outdoor gathering.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dancing man and woman, gray suits, white heels, grassy lawn, fence, house details and handheld framing.
Film character: The clip has 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure and warm color drift that read as original mid-century home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, memory beat or transition for mid-century leisure, family gatherings or dance culture.
Historical context: The scene reflects a private social moment where dressed-up adults perform an energetic partner dance outdoors.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed even where copyright or stock licensing is separately addressed.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1950s 8mm jive dancing, New York home movie backyard dance, formal couple dancing and vintage suburban lawn party.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 New York footage, then related 1950s dancing or backyard gathering scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A man and woman in gray formal attire dance together on a lawn in 1958 New York home-movie footage. — A formally dressed couple dances outdoors on a grassy yard.

The woman turns during the dance as the man remains partly visible in soft 1958 New York 8mm footage. — The woman moves through a turn during the backyard dance.

The couple is partly cut off by the handheld frame while dancing in a suburban yard in 1958 New York footage. — Handheld framing catches the couple mid-step beside the lawn.

A man and woman continue their jive-like dance near a fence and house exterior in 1958 New York home-movie footage. — The couple leans into another step while dancing in the yard.

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