Joliet Illinois USA-1941: A Couple Slow Dances And Three Teenagers (Two Boys And

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Year1941
Decade1940s
LocationJoliet, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1941 Joliet Illinois

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A Couple Slow Dances And Three Teenagers (Two Boys And — Clip Details

JOLIET ILLINOIS USA-1941: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a lively dance scene from the early 1940s. Three teenagers, two boys in white shirts and brown vests and a girl in a patterned dress, perform a synchronized tap dance routine against a plain purple backdrop. The clip transitions to a formal slow dance, showing a young couple in elegant attire—a man in a tuxedo with a bow tie and a woman in a floral dress with a blue hair accessory—smiling as they embrace. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, warm color tones, and a nostalgic, candid charm, offering authentic archival material for historical or nostalgic projects.

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: 124601535

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 2070 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: cb hill jr
Reel-level year note: 1941
Reel-level location note: glencoe illinois
Date: 1941 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: Joliet, Illinois, 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: 1940s Joliet home-movie footage suited to documentary or educational edits needing social dance, teen performance, or wartime-era leisure scenes.
Period detail: Formal dress, sweater vests, a plain studio-like backdrop, and the 8mm color look support an early-1940s amateur dance setting.
Home-movie behavior: The dancers face the camera with staged but informal energy, preserving smiles, poses, and small performance gestures from a private social occasion.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three young performers, a couple slow dancing, a tuxedo and bow tie, sweater vests, a patterned dress, a hair accessory, and a plain backdrop.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, purple color shift, uneven exposure, and contact-print framing give the clip recognizable scanned 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for scenes about youth entertainment, social dancing, or family-event performance.
Historical context: The footage shows amateur social performance and couple dancing in Joliet, Illinois, reflecting private recreation rather than a documented public event.
Research note: People and identifiable faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed; copyright status is separate from any personal rights clearance.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1940s 8mm home movie dance, Joliet Illinois social dancing, teen tap routine, or vintage couple slow dance.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Joliet 1941 material, then broader 1940s home-movie dance or recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1941 Joliet home-movie footage, two boys in vests and a girl in a dress appear mid-routine against a plain backdrop. — Three young performers face the camera during a staged dance routine.

Three young performers in 1941 Joliet footage face the camera, with two boys in vests flanking a girl in a dress. — Three performers hold a synchronized pose against the plain backdrop.

A woman with a hair accessory and a man in a tuxedo slow dance in the Joliet 1941 home-movie scene. — The couple smiles while dancing in formal attire.

The formal couple continues a slow dance, with the woman smiling and the man looking toward the camera in 1941 Joliet footage. — A formal couple holds a slow-dance pose near the end of the clip.

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