New York City-1958: Woman in Green Dress Smiling and Lifting Skirt

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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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Woman in Green Dress Smiling and Lifting Skirt — Clip Details

A young woman in a vibrant green dress stands outdoors in a natural setting, her face lit with a warm smile. She wears a matching green sweater and a decorative flower pinned to her chest, her dark hair styled in soft waves. The footage, shot on 8mm film in 1958, captures her from the waist up and then focuses on her legs as she lifts her skirt slightly, revealing her bare calf. The grainy texture and rich color palette evoke a nostalgic, personal home movie feel, capturing a candid moment of joy and style from mid-century America.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 124560212

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 for 1950s home-movie requests needing informal fashion, outdoor portraiture, or young adults in New York City-area personal footage.
Period detail: The green dress, tailored suit, narrow tie, and soft color 8mm look support a late-1950s domestic style reading without identifying a specific landmark.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged feel, with the woman posing playfully for the camera and a man glancing aside in a casual outdoor setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a green dress and sweater, bare legs, dry grass, a suited man, a light-colored house wall, a red-trimmed window, and handheld framing.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows saturated color, soft focus, gate edges, visible grain, and uneven handheld composition typical of personal mid-century film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, fashion insert, relationship cutaway, or transition within a 1950s personal-life sequence.
Historical context: The footage may show mid-century leisure posing and dress habits in a private or semi-private outdoor environment rather than a documented public event.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from personal rights.
Research search match: Searches such as 1958 8mm woman green dress, 1950s home movie outdoor posing, vintage New York City couple footage, or mid-century fashion legs may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then with 1958 New York City home movies, then with outdoor 1950s fashion or informal couple footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 8mm frame of a woman in a green dress standing in dry grass, cropped so her face is out of view. — A woman in a green dress stands outdoors, framed from torso to legs.

1958 New York City home-movie frame showing a woman in a green dress and sweater lifting her skirt slightly outdoors. — The woman poses in a green outfit, with the camera centered on her skirt and legs.

1958 home-movie frame of a man in a gray suit and dark tie outdoors near a light building with red window trim. — A suited man turns his head while standing outside near a house wall.

Soft 8mm frame focused on tan trouser legs and dark shoes standing in a dry outdoor area. — The camera drops to a close view of trouser legs and shoes on the ground.

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