New York-1949: Woman Wearing White Shirt Dances With Man Wearing Grey Suit

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

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Woman Wearing White Shirt Dances With Man Wearing Grey Suit — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1949 captures an intimate dance between a man in a grey suit and a woman in a white shirt, filmed indoors in New York. The grainy, color-graded footage shows them embracing closely, their hands clasped as they move together in a dimly lit room. A bottle and a red-and-white patterned box are visible in the background, adding to the nostalgic, personal atmosphere of this classic mid-century moment.

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: 124882173

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 archival requests needing 1940s New York home-movie footage of indoor social dancing, private gatherings, or mid-century adult recreation.
Period detail: The suits, collared shirt, close partner dancing, household chairs, and dim interior may show late-1940s social-dance dress and domestic party surroundings.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal, close-range filming of adults dancing and reacting to each other in an unstaged private-room setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a grey suit, a woman in a light shirt, clasped hands, seated onlookers, dark wooden chairs, curtains, and a table item in the background.
Film character: The 8mm color footage has heavy grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that preserve the tactile character of a scanned home movie.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief memory beat, social-life cutaway, transition into a party scene, or insert illustrating intimate mid-century leisure.
Historical context: The clip offers visual context for adult socializing and close partner dancing inside a private New York interior without establishing a public venue or event.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness, privacy, and property review may be needed separately from any film copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1949 New York 8mm home movie dancing, 1940s indoor party footage, mid-century couple dance, and vintage private social gathering.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other New York 1949 interiors, and then with broader 1940s dancing or home-party footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1949 New York home-movie footage, adults in dress clothes appear in a dim private room while a couple dances in the foreground. — Adults gather around a close dance inside a dimly lit private room.

A close view shows a woman in a light shirt clasping hands with a suited dance partner in the 1949 New York interior footage. — Clasped hands and formal clothing frame the intimate dance moment.

The handheld 8mm camera moves close to a man in a grey suit and dark tie during the indoor New York dance scene. — A close handheld view catches a suited dancer in motion.

A suited man crosses the foreground while a seated onlooker smiles in the background of the 1949 New York home-movie dance scene. — A foreground dancer moves past the camera with a smiling onlooker behind him.

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