Illinois USA-1947: Man in Shirt and Tie in Dimly Lit Room

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

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Man in Shirt and Tie in Dimly Lit Room — Clip Details

ILLINOIS USA-1947: A man in a collared shirt and patterned tie stands in a dimly lit room, his face partially illuminated by a lamp. He looks down and to the side, appearing to speak or react to something off-camera. The grainy black-and-white 8mm film captures the intimate, candid atmosphere of a home movie from the late 1940s, with visible film grain and soft lighting creating a nostalgic, archival feel.

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: 124913982

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s Illinois home-movie requests needing an intimate interior shot of an adult man in conversation or reacting off-camera.
Period detail: The collared shirt, patterned tie, domestic lamp, and black-and-white 8mm look may show mid-1940s home interior style without identifiable public landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears informally filmed indoors as he looks down, turns, smiles, and reacts to someone near the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a shirt and tie, a wall lamp, framed wall pictures, dim plaster walls, deep shadows, and close handheld framing.
Film character: The clip has strong 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give the scene a candid physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, conversational reaction, domestic memory beat, or transitional interior moment in a 1940s sequence.
Historical context: The footage gives a small-scale view of private indoor social life, centered on one adult man rather than a public event or named location.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property permissions may require review separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Researchers may find this under 1940s Illinois home movie, 8mm man indoors, black-and-white domestic interior, or vintage family conversation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1947 Illinois interiors, then broader home-movie scenes of adults talking indoors.

Still Frames From This Clip

A man in shirt and tie is seen in profile beside a dim wall and lamp.

The man passes through the room in profile, partly lit by a lamp.

The man turns toward the camera with a smile, wearing a shirt and loosened tie in a softly lit 1947 Illinois interior. — The man smiles toward the camera as the lamp flares behind him.

A man in a shirt and loosened tie looks off to the side in a dim 1947 Illinois home interior with framed wall decor. — The man looks to the side, his face lit unevenly in the dark room.

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