New York-1947: Gathering Of A Large Crowd Of People For A Dinner And Drinks

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Year1947
Decade1940s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1947 New York

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Gathering Of A Large Crowd Of People For A Dinner And Drinks — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1947, this vintage home movie captures a formal dinner gathering in New York. A man in a military-style uniform with epaulets and glasses stands at the center, surrounded by others in period attire. The scene shifts to show a woman in a dark uniform adjusting her cap, with floral arrangements and a candle on the table. The grainy, warm-toned footage shows a group seated at a long table, engaged in conversation and dining, evoking a sense of mid-century social life and nostalgia.

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: 124758636

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: 1947 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, 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 1940s New York social-life requests needing home-movie footage of a formal dinner, uniformed guests, table conversation, and private indoor gathering scenes.
Period detail: The clip shows mid-century formal dress, dark uniforms with caps and epaulets, floral table arrangements, and warm interior lighting consistent with the supplied 1947 New York metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the candid, close-range observation of adults seated and standing around a dinner table, with small gestures such as adjusting a cap and conversing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include uniformed adults, seated dinner guests, a long table, flowers, a candle, dark caps, suits, glasses, and a softly lit private interior.
Film character: The 8mm image has dense grain, soft focus, warm color, uneven exposure, and handheld contact-sheet framing that preserve a domestic archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, social-history cutaway, memory beat, or transition into a sequence about postwar-era gatherings and formal meals.
Historical context: The scene documents a private formal meal or reception with adults in uniform-like attire, offering visual context for mid-century social customs without identifying the group.
Research note: People and faces are visible in a private interior, so likeness, privacy, property, and possible uniform identification should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1947 New York home movie dinner, 1940s formal gathering, uniformed guests at table, vintage 8mm social event, and private reception footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1947 New York interiors, then with 1940s dinner, reception, and formal social-gathering footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1947 New York home-movie frame, an older man in a dark uniform with epaulets stands beside partially visible guests in a private interior. — Uniformed man standing among guests at an indoor dinner gathering.

A woman in a dark uniform-style cap sits at a dinner table in the 1947 New York footage, with floral arrangements and other guests behind her. — Seated woman in a dark cap during the formal indoor meal.

The 8mm frame shows a woman in a dark cap in the foreground, with men in formal clothing, flowers, and table items in the private dinner setting. — Close view of a seated guest with cap amid flowers and table conversation.

A wider 1947 New York home-movie frame shows adults gathered around a long dinner table with flowers, a candle, and several dark uniforms or formal outfits. — Adults gathered at a long table during a formal private dinner.

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