New York-1948: Elegantly Dressed People Socializing In A Dimly Lit Room

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

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Elegantly Dressed People Socializing In A Dimly Lit Room — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1948: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a group of elegantly dressed individuals in a dimly lit indoor setting. A woman in a light-colored blouse and pearl earrings is seen in profile, conversing with a man in a dark suit. The scene shifts to show an older woman with short gray hair, wearing glasses and a pearl necklace, smiling beside a man in a tie. The footage, shot on 8mm film, features natural grain and warm, slightly faded colors, conveying a nostalgic atmosphere of a social gathering or formal event from the late 1940s.

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: 124876931

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 social-life requests needing brief home-movie footage of adults mingling at a dim indoor gathering.
Period detail: The formal suits, dresses, pearl jewelry, eyeglasses, and warm 8mm color may show late-1940s middle-class or family social dress.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the close, unstaged visitor perspective as adults turn, talk, smile, and pass through a crowded room.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adult faces, dark suits, light blouse, pearl earrings, glasses, short gray hair, curtains, and a dim interior doorway.
Film character: The clip has handheld 8mm texture with heavy grain, dark exposure, warm faded color, and abrupt contact-like framing shifts.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, memory beat, or transition for postwar social gatherings, family events, or interior party atmosphere.
Historical context: The footage shows adults dressed formally in a private-looking indoor setting, offering social context without identifying the event or individuals.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed; copyright status and any event or property permissions should be checked separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1948 New York 8mm home movie, 1940s indoor social gathering, formal adults talking, and vintage party footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1948 New York interiors, then broader 1940s social-gathering home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

A formally dressed woman turns in profile during a dim indoor gathering.

1948 New York frame with an older woman wearing glasses and a pearl necklace beside a suited man in low light. — An older woman and suited man appear together in the dimly lit room.

Close 1948 New York home-movie view of adults in suits and jewelry gathered in a dim interior. — Adults stand close together as the camera moves through the gathering.

A woman looks toward the side of the room near men in suits and curtains.

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