Joliet Illinois USA-1941: Couple in Formal Attire Smiling and Kissing

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

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Couple in Formal Attire Smiling and Kissing — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from Joliet Illinois USA in 1941 captures a well-dressed couple in formal attire. The man wears a pinstripe suit, tie, and fedora, while the woman is elegantly dressed in a dark dress with a decorative hat and floral corsage. They stand close together, smiling and looking toward the camera with joyful expressions. The man leans in to kiss the woman on the cheek in a tender moment. Shot on 8mm film, the footage displays classic grain and soft focus, evoking a nostalgic, romantic atmosphere from the early 1940s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & 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: 124602780

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s home-movie requests needing a brief romantic or formal-couple moment from Joliet, Illinois, for documentary, museum, education, or period montage use.
Period detail: The fedora, pinstripe suit, tie, decorative women's hat, corsage, and formal dress support an early-1940s social or celebration setting.
Home-movie behavior: The couple smiles, faces the camera, and shares a cheek kiss with the relaxed directness of a family or friend filming a personal occasion.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a fedora and suit, a woman in a structured hat and corsage, close posing, smiles, a cheek kiss, and soft exterior background shapes.
Film character: The 8mm footage has visible grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and contact-print framing that preserve the tactile feel of physical home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, romantic cutaway, or transition into family celebration or early-1940s social-life material.
Historical context: The clip visually reflects formal public or family occasion dress in 1941 Joliet without confirming the event type or the identities of the people shown.
Research note: People are clearly visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed in addition to any copyright or source-material licensing assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1941 Joliet Illinois home movie couple, 1940s formal couple kissing, 8mm romantic home movie, and vintage corsage and fedora footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Joliet 1941 material, then broader 1940s formal couple, celebration, or home-movie romance scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1941 Joliet home-movie frame showing a formally dressed couple facing the camera, with the man smiling toward the woman. — A formally dressed couple stands close together, the man smiling toward the woman.

1941 Joliet frame of a suited man in a fedora and a woman with a corsage standing shoulder to shoulder for the camera. — The couple faces forward, framed tightly in formal clothing and hats.

1941 Joliet home-movie moment of a formally dressed man leaning in to kiss the woman beside him. — The man leans in and kisses the woman during the filmed pose.

1941 Joliet frame showing the couple smiling at the camera after a brief affectionate moment. — The couple smiles broadly while standing close together in formal attire.

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