New York City-1958: Young Man And Woman Practice Dancing Together In The

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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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Young Man And Woman Practice Dancing Together In The — Clip Details

A young man in a navy suit with a boutonniere and a woman in a dark dress practice dancing on a residential driveway in New York City, 1958. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures their joyful, slightly awkward movements as they twirl and smile, with a white house and brick steps in the background. The grainy, color-bleached quality and soft focus evoke authentic mid-century home movie nostalgia, preserving a candid moment of romance and celebration.

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: 124559984

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful 1950s New York City home-movie footage for productions seeking a brief romantic or celebratory dancing moment in a residential setting.
Period detail: The formal suit, boutonniere, dark dress, and color 8mm texture support a late-1950s domestic celebration or dance-practice scene.
Home-movie behavior: The couple appears relaxed and playful, smiling and moving with the slightly awkward energy of an unstaged family-filmed moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a young man, a young woman, dress clothes, a boutonniere, a white house exterior, brick steps, doorway shadows, and a driveway or walkway.
Film character: The clip has soft focus, visible grain, handheld framing, motion blur, and slightly faded color typical of scanned mid-century 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or transition for courtship, celebration, family gathering, or 1950s everyday-life sequences.
Historical context: The footage reflects a private social moment in mid-century urban residential surroundings without identifying a public event or landmark.
Research note: People are clearly visible, so likeness review may be needed, while copyright, location, and property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s New York home movie dancing couple, 8mm young couple driveway dance, and vintage romantic celebration footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel family celebration material, then with 1958 New York residential footage, then with broader 1950s courtship or dancing scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 New York City home-movie footage, a young man in a dark suit and a woman in a dark dress smile near a house exterior. — A dressed-up young couple smiles near the front of a house.

The couple turns together beside brick steps, with the man in a navy suit guiding the woman in a dark dress. — The couple moves through a close dance turn beside the steps.

The dressed-up couple dances hand in hand outside a New York City residence, captured with soft focus and handheld movement. — The couple smiles while practicing a hand-in-hand dance step.

A blurred closing frame shows the dancing motion passing the camera, with a bright house wall, greenery, and part of a suit at the edge. — The scene ends in heavy motion blur as the couple moves past the camera.

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