New York-1949: A Couple Dances Closely Holding Hands And Talking

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

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A Couple Dances Closely Holding Hands And Talking — Clip Details

A man in a gray suit and patterned tie dances closely with a woman in a dark dress, their hands clasped as they smile and talk in a dimly lit indoor setting. Shot on 8mm film in 1949, this vintage home movie captures a tender, joyful moment between a couple, their faces lit with warmth and connection. The grainy texture and soft focus of the Super 8 footage enhance the nostalgic, intimate atmosphere of a classic New York social gathering.

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: 124882168

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 1940s New York home-movie requests needing intimate adult social dancing, party interiors, or everyday relationship moments for documentary and period-memory edits.
Period detail: The suits, patterned tie, dark dress, pearls, eyeglasses, and indoor wood-trim setting may show late-1940s formal social dress in a private New York gathering.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged closeness as two adults smile, talk, hold each other, and turn through a dance while the camera stays near them.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult couple, clasped hands, gray suit, patterned tie, dark dress, pearl necklace, eyeglasses, and dim interior woodwork.
Film character: The 8mm image has saturated color, visible grain, soft focus, handheld framing, and uneven indoor exposure that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, social-life cutaway, or transition into a sequence about family gatherings or postwar leisure.
Historical context: The frames suggest a private indoor social occasion where adults dance closely and converse, without enough visual evidence to identify the event or venue.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so copyright review should be separate from likeness, privacy, and property considerations before reuse.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1940s New York home movie couple dancing, 8mm indoor party, vintage adults dancing, and private social gathering footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other New York 1949 interiors, then related home-movie scenes of adult dancing, parties, and family social occasions.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1949 New York home-movie footage, a suited man and woman dance closely near wood-trimmed interior walls. — A couple holds each other while dancing in a dim interior.

A woman in a dark dress faces a suited man with glasses during a close dance in a New York 1949 interior. — The couple turns toward the camera while talking during the dance.

A smiling woman wearing pearls looks up at a suited man as they dance in 1949 New York home-movie footage. — The woman smiles at her partner during a close dance.

The camera catches the back of a suited man as his dance partner rests a hand on his shoulder indoors. — A hand rests on the man's shoulder as the couple continues dancing.

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