New York City-1956: Two Women Dance Together At A Party While A Man Plays The Accordion

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 New York City

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Two Women Dance Together At A Party While A Man Plays... — Clip Details

A grainy 8mm home movie from 1956 captures a lively party scene in New York City. A man in a light-colored shirt plays an accordion, his fingers moving across the keys as he performs for guests. Two women in period dresses dance closely together, their movements fluid and joyful. The dimly lit room features a patterned carpet and a white chair, with warm, flickering light creating a nostalgic atmosphere. The footage shows natural film grain and slight camera shake, characteristic of vintage Super 8 home movies.

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: 124608163

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: Yes

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1956 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: New York City, New York, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s New York home-movie requests needing an intimate party scene with live accordion music, dancing, and adults socializing indoors.
Period detail: The clothing, accordion, domestic room, and metadata-supported 1956 date place the scene in a mid-1950s private gathering, though no exterior landmarks are visible.
Home-movie behavior: The footage preserves unstaged party behavior as guests play music, dance closely, sit, and move through a dim private interior.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an accordion player, two women dancing, seated guests, a white chair, window or door trim, patterned wall surfaces, and low interior light.
Film character: The 8mm image has heavy grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, color shift, and handheld framing that give the scene clear home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a memory beat, social-life cutaway, music insert, or transition into a sequence about domestic leisure in the 1950s.
Historical context: The scene documents a small private party where live music and close dancing appear central to the gathering, without showing identifiable public context.
Research note: Visible faces, a private interior, and audible music require review for likeness, property, and music rights separate from film copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1956 New York City home movie party footage, 1950s adults dancing indoors, accordion player at house party, and vintage social gathering.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1956 New York City home movies, then with other 1950s indoor party, dancing, or live music scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1956 New York City home movie frame, a man in a light shirt plays an accordion near window trim in a dark interior. — A party guest plays accordion in the dimly lit room.

Two women appear to dance closely together inside a dim private room during the metadata-supported 1956 New York City party. — Two women dance together during the indoor gathering.

A woman in a dress is seen near another guest in the same dim 1956 New York City home-movie party interior. — Guests gather near the wall in the low light of the party room.

A white chair and nearby seated figures appear in the dim private interior of the 1956 New York City home-movie party. — The camera catches a white chair and seated guests at the edge of the room.

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