Joliet Illinois USA-1941: Man Wearing White Shirt Sits Down Next To Woman

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

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Man Wearing White Shirt Sits Down Next To Woman — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Joliet Illinois USA in 1941 captures a tender moment between a man and woman in a sun-drenched living room. The man, wearing a white shirt and tie, sits beside the woman, who is dressed in a light-colored dress. They share a kiss, then laugh together as the woman playfully adjusts his hat. The scene is framed by window blinds casting sharp shadows, with a lamp and wall decor visible in the background. Shot on 8mm film, the footage features natural grain and a warm, nostalgic atmosphere, evoking mid-century domestic life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: InteriorBlack & white
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: 124601953

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 Illinois home-movie footage for productions needing an intimate domestic couple moment inside a private living room.
Period detail: The white shirt and tie, light dress, fedora-style hat, venetian blinds, shaded lamp, and wall decor may show early-1940s middle-class interior style.
Home-movie behavior: The couple appears relaxed and playful, sharing a kiss, laughter, and a hat-adjusting gesture in an unstaged home setting.
What appears in frame: Visible details include two adults, window blinds, strong cast shadows, a shaded lamp, wall decor, a chair or sofa back, a hat, and dress clothing.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, high-contrast indoor light, slight frame jitter, and dark edge vignetting typical of projected home-movie material.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or domestic-life cutaway within a sequence about courtship, marriage, family, or wartime-era home life.
Historical context: The scene gives a private interior view of adult social affection and playful posing in Joliet, Illinois, without identifying the people or household.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness, privacy, and property review may be needed in addition to any film copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1941 Joliet Illinois 8mm home movie couple, 1940s living room kiss, man in tie with woman indoors, and vintage domestic footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1941 Joliet home interiors, then broader 1940s couple or domestic social-life footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1941 Joliet, Illinois home interior, a man in a white shirt and tie kisses a woman near venetian blinds and a lamp. — A couple shares a kiss beside window blinds in a private living room.

The couple smiles in a Joliet living room, standing close by venetian blinds with a shaded lamp and furniture visible. — The couple laughs or smiles together after the kiss.

A woman laughs with hands at her waist while a man in a light hat bends forward in the same 1941 Joliet living room. — A playful pose forms as the man leans forward wearing a hat.

The woman poses above a seated man in a light hat, framed by venetian blinds, a lamp, and living-room furniture in Joliet. — The woman poses playfully as the seated man faces away in his hat.

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