New York-1948: Social Gathering Downtown Near A Bridge At Night

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

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Social Gathering Downtown Near A Bridge At Night — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1948: A dimly lit, atmospheric night scene captured on 8mm film, showing a social gathering near a bridge in downtown New York. The footage features blurred lights from the bridge and surrounding cityscape, creating a warm, nostalgic glow against the dark sky. A man in a light-colored shirt appears in the foreground, while an older woman with short blonde hair is seen from behind, suggesting a casual party or event. The handheld camera movement and grainy texture of the vintage film add to the authentic, candid feel of this historic home movie.

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: 124876887

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: 1940s New York home-movie night footage for documentary or museum edits needing a brief social-gathering cutaway near a lit urban bridge.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1940s dress and nightlife details, with formal light shirts, an older woman's evening attire, bridge lighting and dark waterfront or downtown surroundings.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the candid, handheld attention to companions and city lights rather than a staged view, preserving a social moment from a personal night out.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include glowing bridge lights, dark water or street reflections, a man in a light shirt, an older woman seen from behind, interior shadows and soft city lamps.
Film character: The 8mm image has heavy grain, warm night exposure, soft focus, high contrast shadows and handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors can use this as a short insert, night transition, urban memory beat or social cutaway between clearer New York or family-gathering scenes.
Historical context: The footage places private social life against a dim urban nighttime setting, suggesting how visitors or residents recorded city outings in the postwar era.
Research note: People are visible and some faces may be identifiable, so likeness review is advised; copyright, privacy and location/property questions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1948 New York 8mm night gathering, 1940s bridge lights home movie, downtown New York party footage and vintage city nightlife cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1948 New York night footage, then with bridge, downtown, party or postwar social-life material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1948 New York home-movie frame with blurred bridge or waterfront lights glowing against a dark night setting. — Blurred city and bridge lights glow in a dark nighttime view.

A dim 1948 New York night frame shows bridge or city lights with a man in a light shirt at the edge of the shot. — A man stands at the edge of a dark view of city lights.

A man in a light shirt appears in a dim 1948 New York home-movie frame, with blurred night lights in the background. — A man is caught in low light during the nighttime gathering.

An older woman with short light hair is seen from behind during a dim 1948 New York night gathering with city lights nearby. — An older woman turns away from the camera amid the dark social scene.

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