Saint Louis Missouri-1959: Man In Gray Suit With Corsage Laughs At Formal Gathering

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationSaint Louis, Missouri, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 Saint Louis Missouri

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Man In Gray Suit With Corsage Laughs At Formal Gathering — Clip Details

A man in a gray suit with a red corsage smiles and laughs during a social gathering in Saint Louis, Missouri, in 1959. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures candid moments of camaraderie as he interacts with others in formal attire, including a man in a dark suit and hat. The warm indoor lighting and vintage film grain evoke a nostalgic, mid-century atmosphere. The scene includes a lamp and floral arrangements, suggesting a wedding or formal event. The handheld camera movement adds to the authentic home movie feel.

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: 124560585

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1959 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s home-movie requests needing a brief candid insert of men in formal dress at an indoor Saint Louis social gathering.
Period detail: The gray suit, white pocket square, red corsage, dark suit, hat, table lamp, and floral arrangement may show mid-century formal-event styling.
Home-movie behavior: The value is the unstaged social behavior as a smiling man turns, laughs, and interacts casually with other formally dressed men.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a gray suit, red corsage, white pocket square, dark suit, hat, table lamp, flowers, and plain interior walls.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, warm indoor exposure, rounded frame edges, and handheld movement typical of home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, social cutaway, or transition within a sequence about family celebrations or formal gatherings.
Historical context: The scene documents adult men in formal attire inside a private interior, suggesting a wedding reception or similar social event without confirming the occasion.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed in addition to copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1959 Saint Louis home movie, 1950s men in suits, gray suit corsage, indoor formal gathering, and 8mm wedding reception.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1959 Saint Louis material, then broader 1950s formal gathering or wedding footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1959 Saint Louis home-movie footage, formally dressed men stand indoors as a man in a gray suit with a red corsage smiles. — Men in formal attire gather indoors near flowers.

A man in a gray suit with a red corsage smiles in a warmly lit Saint Louis interior, with a lamp and chair behind him. — Smiling man in gray suit beside a lamp and chair.

The man in the gray suit laughs toward the handheld 8mm camera, with a red corsage and pocket square visible. — Man in gray suit laughs toward the camera.

The camera catches the gray-suited man from behind as he turns toward a formally dressed man in a dark suit and red corsage. — Gray-suited man turns toward another man in formal dress.

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