New York-1948: Two Couples Enjoying A Day At The Water

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Year1948
Decade1940s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1948 New York

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Two Couples Enjoying A Day At The Water — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1948: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a couple embracing on a grassy bank near water, the man shirtless in light-colored swim trunks and the woman in a white top and patterned skirt. They later sit together on a red blanket, the woman in a red skirt and white top, as they relax and interact in a sun-drenched, nostalgic summer scene. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, evoking mid-century Americana and personal memories of a leisurely day by the water.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 124876288

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 2269 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: wedding,decoration day,wj nolan jr
Reel-level year note: 1948
Reel-level location note: geneva new york
Date: 1948 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: New York, 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: Useful for 1940s New York home-movie requests needing leisure, dating, swimwear, or summer-by-the-water material for documentary or editorial use.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1940s casual swimwear, including light trunks, a strapless-style white top, red shorts or skirt, patterned fabric, and simple waterside recreation.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the relaxed, unstaged intimacy of adults posing, embracing, sitting on a blanket, and interacting casually near the water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult couples, a grassy bank, water behind a fence, a red blanket, swimwear, socks and shoes, and bright outdoor sunlight.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, saturated color, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that reads as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief memory beat, romantic summer cutaway, transitional insert, or visual shorthand for mid-century personal leisure.
Historical context: The footage reflects private recreational life and adult companionship in a waterside setting, without enough visual evidence to identify the exact site or occasion.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed separately from copyright or source-film licensing assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1948 New York 8mm home movie couples by water, vintage swimsuits, summer picnic blanket, adult leisure, and mid-century romance.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other New York 1948 home movies, then broader 1940s waterside leisure or couples material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1948 New York home-movie footage, an adult couple embraces on a grassy bank near water and a low fence. — A couple stands closely together on a grassy waterside bank.

An adult couple relaxes on a red blanket in a grassy outdoor area, with the woman seated upright and the man reclining. — A couple sits and reclines on a red blanket outdoors.

The same adult couple appears seated on a red blanket outdoors, with casual swimwear and shoes visible on the grass. — The couple continues relaxing together on the blanket.

An adult woman in a white top and red skirt or shorts leans close to a reclining man on a red blanket in 1948 New York footage. — A woman leans toward a reclining man during a relaxed outdoor moment.

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