Illinois USA-1947: Couple Kissing, Woman Dancing in Feathered Hat

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Year1947
Decade1940s
LocationIllinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1947 Illinois

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Couple Kissing, Woman Dancing in Feathered Hat — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1947, this vintage home movie captures a group of people at a social gathering in Illinois. The grainy black-and-white footage shows a couple embracing and kissing, followed by a woman in a dress walking. A woman with glasses smiles at the camera, and another scene features a woman in a feathered hat performing, possibly dancing or singing. The footage has a nostalgic, candid feel with natural lighting and classic 1940s fashion.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 124913714

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: 1947 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: Illinois, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s Illinois home-movie requests needing brief social-gathering inserts, couple intimacy, party guests, or amateur performance footage.
Period detail: The clip shows 1940s dress, eyeglasses, indoor party clothing, and a feathered performance hat that may show mid-century social or holiday gathering style.
Home-movie behavior: The value is candid home-movie behavior, with people embracing, reacting to the camera, and performing in an informal indoor setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an embracing couple, standing guests, a woman with glasses, dark interior walls, a decorated tree or tinsel, and a woman in a feathered hat.
Film character: The 8mm black-and-white scan has heavy grain, uneven exposure, soft focus, and handheld framing that give the footage a physical home-archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a memory beat, party cutaway, transition into mid-century domestic life, or brief insert for private celebration scenes.
Historical context: The footage offers visual context for a small indoor social gathering in 1947 Illinois without identifying the event, venue, or participants.
Research note: People and private interiors are visible, so likeness, privacy, and property considerations may require review separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1947 Illinois 8mm home movie party, 1940s couple kissing, vintage indoor gathering, and woman in feathered hat performing.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Illinois 1947 home movies, then broader 1940s social gathering or amateur performance footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1947 Illinois home-movie footage, a couple embraces and kisses in a dim interior while another person stands nearby. — A couple embraces during an indoor social gathering.

A dark 1947 Illinois interior shows partially visible people standing near coats or garments, with faces mostly obscured by exposure and framing. — Guests stand in a dim interior near hanging garments.

A woman with glasses smiles toward the camera in a 1947 Illinois indoor gathering, with another guest and reflective decorations nearby. — A smiling guest looks toward the home-movie camera.

A woman in a feathered hat appears to perform indoors in 1947 Illinois, with other costumed or dressed-up women visible around her. — A woman in a feathered hat appears in a performance-like moment.

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