New York-1948: Short Color Film Of Well-Dressed People At A Wedding With A Dark

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

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Short Color Film Of Well-Dressed People At A Wedding... — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1948: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a formal gathering, likely a wedding, with well-dressed guests in elegant attire. A man in a suit and tie appears in profile, followed by a smiling man in a dark suit. A woman in a white dress and pearl necklace, possibly a bride, stands with a man in a tuxedo. The scene unfolds in a dimly lit indoor setting with a dark background and subtle architectural details. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic 1940s atmosphere.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 124876933

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 brief formal wedding or reception atmosphere with identifiable adult guests.
Period detail: Formal suits, ties, pearl necklaces, evening dresses, and color 8mm exposure may show late-1940s wedding or reception styling.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal guest-camera view as adults turn, smile, and pose briefly in dim indoor light.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include suited men, women in formal dresses, pearl necklaces, a possible bridal dress, dark interior walls, and decorative architectural trim.
Film character: The clip has saturated color 8mm texture, visible grain, strong flash-like exposure, soft focus, and brief handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, memory beat, or social cutaway for wedding, family, or postwar urban life sequences.
Historical context: The footage shows a private formal gathering in New York in 1948, with adult guests dressed for a special social occasion.
Research note: Adult faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, privacy, and property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Search matches include 1948 New York wedding home movie, 8mm formal reception guests, 1940s people dressed up, and vintage color family film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1948 New York footage, then broader 1940s wedding or formal family-gathering material.

Still Frames From This Clip

A suited guest turns in profile near a woman at the formal gathering.

1948 New York frame of a smiling adult man in a dark suit and tie near decorative interior trim. — A smiling man in formal dress faces the camera inside the dim venue.

1948 New York home-movie frame showing a woman in a white formal dress and pearls with a smiling suited man behind her. — A woman in white formal dress and pearls poses with a suited man.

1948 New York frame of an adult woman in a dark formal dress and pearl necklace looking off-camera. — A formally dressed woman looks to the side near dark interior trim.

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