New York-1949: Friends Hanging Out Drinking Laughing Enjoying Company And

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Year1949
Decade1940s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1949 New York

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Friends Hanging Out Drinking Laughing Enjoying Company And — Clip Details

A young man in a white cardigan and maroon turtleneck smiles warmly while holding a glass of dark liquid, likely wine, in a cozy indoor setting. The footage, shot on 8mm film in 1949, captures a candid moment of joy and celebration. A woman in a light-colored dress appears in another frame, smiling beside a lit candle, suggesting a festive or intimate gathering. The grainy texture and warm color palette of the Super 8 home movie evoke a nostalgic, personal memory of friends enjoying each other's company in New York.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 124881656

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1949 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for requests needing late-1940s New York home-movie footage of adults socializing indoors for documentary, museum, education, or period lifestyle edits.
Period detail: The clothing, candlelit table setting, upholstered chair, and soft household interior may show late-1940s domestic social life as supported by the 1949 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged party behavior, with adults smiling, holding drinks, and acknowledging the camera during a relaxed private gathering.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include smiling adults, a wine glass, a candle, upholstered seating, curtains or wall panels, a table lamp, and warm indoor lighting.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet edge shadows that add physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief memory beat, domestic-party insert, or transition into a sequence about friendship, celebration, or postwar household life.
Historical context: The footage shows a small adult gathering in a private interior, offering social context through dress, posture, table details, and informal camera awareness.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property permissions may require review separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1949 New York 8mm home movies, adults drinking indoors, friends laughing at home, candlelit party footage, and vintage domestic gathering scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1949 New York interiors, then broader home-movie scenes of adult friends drinking or laughing together.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1949 New York home-movie frame, a young man in a white cardigan and maroon turtleneck smiles while holding a drink indoors. — A smiling man holds a drink during an indoor social gathering.

A woman in a light-colored dress smiles beside a lit candle in a private New York interior, based on the 1949 clip metadata. — A woman smiles near a candlelit table in a private interior.

A man in a dark shirt smiles from an upholstered chair in a 1949 New York home-movie interior. — A seated man smiles toward the camera from an upholstered chair.

A seated man smiles with clasped hands in a private New York interior, shown in soft 8mm color from the 1949 clip. — The man remains seated, smiling with hands clasped as the home movie continues.

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