New York-1949: A Happy Couple Well Dressed Up Dancing In The Ballroom With Prom

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

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A Happy Couple Well Dressed Up Dancing In The Ballroom... — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1949 captures a joyful couple dancing in a dimly lit ballroom. The man, wearing a dark suit and tie, embraces the woman, who is dressed in a dark, elegant dress with her curly hair styled in a classic 1940s fashion. Both wear glasses and share a moment of laughter and affection, their faces lit with happiness as they move together. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural grain and warm, slightly faded colors characteristic of home movies from the era, evoking a strong sense of nostalgia and romance.

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: 124882149

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 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 1940s New York social-life requests needing brief home-movie footage of a well-dressed couple dancing at an indoor party or prom-like gathering.
Period detail: The dark suits, tie, formal dress, eyeglasses, styled hair and indoor ballroom setting support a late-1940s social occasion, with the 1949 New York context supplied by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The couple appear relaxed and affectionate, laughing and holding each other closely as the camera observes an unstaged dance-floor moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult dancers, formal clothing, eyeglasses, arms around shoulders, dark curtains or walls, warm interior light and soft home-movie framing.
Film character: The 8mm scan has warm faded color, visible grain, dim exposure and slight handheld softness that give the short scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a memory beat, social-dance insert, romantic cutaway or transition into postwar family celebration material.
Historical context: The clip shows adult social dancing in a private or semi-private interior, offering visual context for mid-century dress, courtship and celebration without identifying the event.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property considerations should be reviewed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1949 New York home movie couple dancing, 1940s ballroom dance, vintage prom dance footage and 8mm adults in formalwear.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then with other 1949 New York interiors, then with broader 1940s dance, prom or couple footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In this 1949 New York home-movie frame, a formally dressed adult couple dance closely with arms around each other in a dim interior. — A formally dressed couple hold each other while dancing indoors.

The couple smile and lean toward each other while dancing in a dim 1949 New York interior, with glasses and formal clothing visible. — The dancers share a smiling moment while moving together.

A laughing woman in glasses looks up toward a man in a suit as they dance at close range in the 1949 New York home movie. — The couple laugh face to face during the dance.

The woman looks up at her partner with one hand on his shoulder as they dance in a dim interior associated with 1949 New York metadata. — A close dance-floor view shows the woman looking up at her partner.

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