New York-1948: Group Of Family And Friends Attend A Reception On An Important

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

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Group Of Family And Friends Attend A Reception On An... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1948, this vintage home movie captures a group of well-dressed adults at an outdoor social gathering in New York. A man in a light suit and tie stands with women in stylish 1940s attire, including tailored jackets, pearl necklaces, and elegant hairstyles. The women converse and smile, one holding a small purse, while a vintage car is visible in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural camera movement, evoking a nostalgic, candid moment from mid-century American life.

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: 124876844

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 a brief reception or family social gathering insert with visible adults in formal mid-century dress.
Period detail: Clothing details may show late-1940s styling, including light suits, ties, pearl necklaces, structured jackets, gloves or small handbags, and carefully set hairstyles.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal greetings, smiles, and small conversations as adults gather outdoors and acknowledge one another near the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include well-dressed adults, a man in a light suit, women in shawls or jackets, pearl jewelry, small purses, a bright outdoor walkway, and a parked car.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, faded color, visible grain, contact-sheet framing, and handheld exposure shifts that support its home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, reception cutaway, family-arrival insert, or transition into a postwar social gathering sequence.
Historical context: The clip documents a private or semi-private adult gathering in New York, with social dress and behavior that visually suggest mid-century family or community ceremony.
Research note: Faces are visible and may require likeness review; no logos are apparent, but copyright, privacy, and event or location identification should be checked separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1948 New York 8mm reception, 1940s family gathering home movie, well-dressed adults outdoors, and mid-century social event footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1948 New York material, then broader 1940s family reception or social gathering footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1948 New York home-movie frame of adults at an outdoor reception, with a man in a light suit and women in mid-century dress conversing nearby. — Adults gather outdoors at a reception, with formal clothing and candid home-movie framing.

Two women at a 1948 New York outdoor gathering converse near a bright walkway, with one holding a small purse and wearing glasses. — Two women converse at the edge of the outdoor reception area.

1948 New York home-movie frame showing women in mid-century dress at an outdoor reception, with smiles and casual conversation. — Women at the reception smile and talk in a candid outdoor moment.

Adults at a 1948 New York reception stand close together in candid home-movie footage, with smiling faces and a man in a light suit behind them. — A small group smiles and talks as the reception continues outdoors.

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