New York City-1958: Couple Leaving House Happy To Be Together Kissing

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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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Couple Leaving House Happy To Be Together Kissing — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1958 captures a young couple in formal attire sharing an intimate moment outside a house in New York City. The man wears a dark suit with a light blue shirt and a boutonniere, while the woman is dressed in a dark, elegant dress. They embrace and kiss tenderly, their expressions radiating happiness and affection. The footage, shot on Super 8 film, shows natural movement and slight camera shake, with visible grain and soft focus characteristic of home movies from the era. This authentic slice of mid-century romance is ideal for nostalgic documentaries, editorial content, or historical storytelling.

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: 124559931

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 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s New York City home-movie footage for productions needing an intimate young-couple departure, embrace, or kiss as a period romance insert.
Period detail: Formal clothing, a boutonniere, soft 8mm color, and a residential doorway support a late-1950s social or special-occasion setting.
Home-movie behavior: The couple appears relaxed and affectionate, laughing, leaning close, and moving naturally as the handheld camera follows their embrace.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a young couple, dark formal clothing, a boutonniere, a light blue shirt, a residential facade, windows, arms around shoulders, and close physical affection.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, slight blur, and handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, romantic cutaway, family-history insert, or transition into a mid-century relationship sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows public-facing domestic social life and affectionate couple behavior in a 1958 New York City home-movie context.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, but copyright and any location or property questions should be checked separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1958 New York City couple home movie, 1950s formal couple kissing, 8mm romance footage, and mid-century family film embrace.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 New York City home movies, then broader 1950s couple, wedding, or romance footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 New York City home-movie footage, a formally dressed young couple smiles and embraces near a residential doorway. — A young couple smiles together outside a house, with the man wearing a boutonniere.

The couple leans in for a kiss outside a New York City residence, framed in soft 8mm home-movie focus. — The couple shares a kiss beside the doorway and windows of a house.

A closer 8mm frame shows the man's boutonniere and light blue shirt beside the woman's dark dress as they stand arm in arm. — The handheld framing moves closer to their formal clothing and linked posture.

The couple appears to laugh and lean together in front of a residential exterior, with motion blur and handheld 8mm framing. — The couple moves together, smiling or laughing as the camera catches the moment in blur.

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