New York-1948: Women in Black Dresses and Men in Suits at Formal Evening Gathering

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

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Women in Black Dresses and Men in Suits at Formal... — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1948: A vintage 8mm home movie captures an elegant evening gathering, with guests in formal attire. A man in a dark suit and tie walks past the camera, followed by women in black dresses adorned with pearls and jewelry. The dimly lit indoor setting features soft lighting and a festive atmosphere, with one woman holding a pink flower accessory. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color, offering authentic archival footage of 1940s social events and fashion.

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: 124876939

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-history edits needing brief home-movie views of adults at a formal evening gathering.
Period detail: Formal dark dresses, pearl necklaces, suits, ties, and corsage-like flower accessories may show late-1940s evening fashion and social dress.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged party proximity, with guests passing close to the camera, smiling, and reacting in dim indoor light.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adults in formal clothing, pearl jewelry, a pink flower accessory, dark interior walls, soft flash-lit faces, and handheld framing.
Film character: The 8mm scan has saturated color, heavy grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and brief motion blur that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for postwar social life, evening wear, or private celebration sequences.
Historical context: The clip documents adult social presentation in a private-looking indoor gathering, without enough visual evidence to identify the event or venue.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright; no logos are apparent, but identities and event context are unverified.
Research search match: Research matches include 1948 New York home movie formal gathering, 1940s evening dress, adults in suits and pearls, and 8mm party footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other New York 1948 material, then with 1940s formal gatherings or social fashion clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Dim 8mm frame from the New York 1948 clip showing a dark indoor setting with faint wall forms and little discernible action. — A dark opening view establishes the dim indoor setting.

Two adult women at a New York 1948 formal gathering appear in dark dresses with pearl-like jewelry, one holding a pink flower accessory. — Two women in evening dress face the camera under soft flash-like light.

An adult man in a dark suit and tie moves past the camera during the 1948 New York formal indoor gathering. — A suited man crosses the frame in soft focus.

At the New York 1948 gathering, a man with glasses gestures near a smiling woman wearing a dark dress and necklace. — A gesturing man and smiling woman appear in a lively party moment.

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