Iowa USA-1959: A Man Dances At A Party

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationIowa, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 Iowa

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A Man Dances At A Party — Clip Details

A grainy 8mm home movie from Iowa in 1959 captures a dimly lit party scene inside a rustic building. Silhouetted figures move in the shadows, with a man in a light-colored shirt and suspenders prominently visible in the foreground. Bright, overexposed light streams through arched windows, creating stark contrasts and deep blue tones across the frame. The handheld camera movement adds to the candid, nostalgic feel of this vintage archival footage.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124868013

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 1319 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: iowa
Date: 1959 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: Iowa, 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: 1950s Iowa home-movie footage useful for documentary or editorial sequences needing a candid party interior with dancing and silhouetted guests.
Period detail: The light shirt, suspenders, rustic interior posts, and arched openings may show mid-century social gathering details, supported by the 1959 Iowa metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld view catches guests moving casually in low light, giving the scene the unstaged feel of a family or community party filmed from within the room.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in suspenders, seated guests, arched window openings, wooden interior posts, dark chairs, bright exterior light, and deep silhouettes.
Film character: The 8mm texture shows pronounced grain, blue shadow bias, high-contrast exposure, soft focus, and handheld framing that read as authentic home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief memory beat, party cutaway, transition into a social scene, or atmospheric insert for mid-century everyday life.
Historical context: The clip offers visual evidence of a small indoor social gathering in Iowa, while the frames do not identify the venue, occasion, or participants.
Research note: People are visible in silhouette and partial profile, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright and any location or property questions.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1959 Iowa party footage, vintage 8mm home movie dance scene, silhouetted guests indoors, or mid-century social gathering film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel party footage, then other Iowa 1959 home movies, then broader 1950s dance, gathering, and social-interior material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Iowa home-movie frame showing a dim party room with a man in suspenders, seated silhouettes, and bright arched openings. — A man in suspenders stands in the foreground as guests sit in a dark room lit by arched windows.

1959 Iowa party footage frame with silhouetted figures, a man in a light shirt, dark seating, and overexposed arched windows. — Silhouetted guests and a foreground figure are framed against bright arched window openings.

1959 Iowa home-movie still showing a man in suspenders at a dim party, with seated guests and bright arched windows behind him. — The camera holds low in the room as the foreground figure passes between chairs and seated guests.

1959 Iowa party frame looking past dark silhouettes toward an overexposed arched opening and people near the light. — Dark silhouettes frame a bright arched opening where guests are visible near the edge of the room.

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