New York-1949: New Years Eve 1949 New York Smoking Eating Drinking Laughing

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

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New Years Eve 1949 New York Smoking Eating Drinking Laughing — Clip Details

A young man in a suit and tie appears in a series of intimate home movie moments from New York in 1949. He smokes a cigarette, laughs heartily, and shares a joyful, candid moment in a dimly lit room. The scene includes bottles and glasses on a table, suggesting a New Year's Eve celebration. Shot on 8mm film, the footage features warm, saturated colors and natural film grain, capturing a nostalgic, personal slice of mid-century American life.

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: 124882131

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: Yes
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 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 1949 New York home-movie footage of an indoor New Year's Eve gathering with smoking, drinks, and candid adult reactions.
Period detail: Visible cues include men's suits and ties, tabletop bottles and glasses, window blinds, and warm indoor decor consistent with a late-1940s private celebration.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the close, unstaged interaction as a man smokes, laughs, and reacts directly within a small private-room gathering.
What appears in frame: The frames show adult men in suits, a cigarette, dark bottles, drinking glasses, a table with food or snacks, window blinds, curtains, and a record player.
Film character: The 8mm image has saturated color, soft focus, uneven exposure, handheld framing, and visible grain that support a personal home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, party cutaway, or intimate transition for mid-century urban social life and New Year's Eve scenes.
Historical context: The clip shows adult socializing in a private interior where smoking and bottled drinks appear as part of a domestic celebration.
Research note: People, private interiors, and possible bottle labels are visible, so likeness, property, and brand review may be needed separate from film copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1949 New York home movie party, New Year's Eve smoking and drinking, 8mm men in suits laughing, and mid-century private celebration footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other 1949 New York interiors, then with New Year's Eve, party, smoking, drinking, or candid laughter footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1949 New York home-movie frame, a suited man smokes beside a table with bottles, glasses, and party food. — A suited man smokes at a crowded table during an indoor gathering.

A young man in a suit and tie laughs in a 1949 New York private interior with bottles and window blinds behind him. — A young man laughs openly while seated among bottles and party items.

A suited man looks down and smiles in a 1949 New York home-movie party setting with bottles, blinds, and warm indoor light. — The seated man lowers his gaze while smiling in the party room.

A 1949 New York home-movie frame shows a record player or turntable in a private room near curtains and a green wall. — A record player sits near the wall, suggesting music or party entertainment.

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