New York-1948: Meeting Of Bosses

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

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Meeting Of Bosses — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1948: A man in a dark suit and tie walks confidently toward the camera outside a building, his hand resting on his hip. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows a vintage, slightly faded quality with warm sepia tones and visible grain. In the background, another man stands near a doorway. The clip transitions to a dark, blurry night scene with illuminated structures, possibly a bridge or industrial site, before ending on blank frames. This archival home movie captures a moment of mid-century business life with authentic period detail.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
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: 124876881

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 documentary or education edits needing 1940s New York business-era home-movie footage with a suited adult outside a building and a brief night exterior cutaway.
Period detail: Visible period clues include a dark suit, tie, pocket square, doorway setting, faded color, and a night view of illuminated structures that may show an urban waterfront or industrial scene.
Home-movie behavior: The suited man appears aware of the camera and walks toward it with a posed, confident stance, giving the clip an informal personal-record quality.
What appears in frame: The frames show a suited man outside a building, another adult near a doorway, blank or overexposed film, a dark amber transitional frame, and a blurry illuminated night structure.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, warm faded color, visible grain, exposure variation, dust marks, and abrupt blank or dark frames typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a short business-life insert, a memory beat, or a transition from daytime exterior activity into an abstract night-city cutaway.
Historical context: The clip visually suggests mid-century adult social or business activity in New York without enough detail to identify the individuals, building, or night structure.
Research note: Faces are visible and may require likeness review, while no logos or audible music are evident; copyright and personality rights should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1948 New York 8mm home movie, suited businessman exterior, mid-century business meeting footage, and vintage night city cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then with 1948 New York exteriors, and then with mid-century business, finance, or urban nightlife themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1948 New York home-movie frame showing a suited adult walking outside a building while another adult stands near an entrance. — A suited man approaches the camera outside a building, with another adult visible near the doorway.

Overexposed or blank 8mm frame with film borders, pale surface, and visible dust marks between scenes. — A pale transitional frame shows film borders and small marks on the scanned film.

Amber-toned transitional 8mm frame with faint, indistinct forms and visible dust or scratches. — An amber transitional frame carries faint shapes and visible film texture.

Blurry New York night exterior with bright illuminated structures and scattered lights, possibly near water or an industrial site. — A dark night exterior shows illuminated structures and scattered lights in soft focus.

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