Illinois USA-1947: Dressed Up Woman Shows Her Modern Dancing Skills While Trying

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

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Dressed Up Woman Shows Her Modern Dancing Skills While... — Clip Details

ILLINOIS USA-1947: A woman in a light-colored, dressy blouse with a pearl necklace dances energetically in a dimly lit room. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures her joyful movements and expressive face as she performs a modern dance style, likely the twist. The grainy, high-contrast black-and-white image and soft focus evoke the authentic feel of a 1940s home movie, with a warm light source creating a dramatic glow on the wall behind her. This archival home movie clip offers a candid glimpse into mid-century social life and personal expression.

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: 124914124

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: 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: Archival 1940s Illinois home-movie footage for edits needing a candid adult woman dancing indoors at a social or family gathering.
Period detail: The dressy blouse, pearl necklace, dim interior lighting and black-and-white 8mm look may show late-1940s domestic style and informal entertainment.
Home-movie behavior: The value is the unstaged energy of a woman laughing and dancing for the camera in a private room.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dancing woman, light blouse, pearl necklace, wall lamp glow, framed wall art, dark furniture and a private interior.
Film character: The clip has high-contrast 8mm texture, coarse grain, soft focus, uneven exposure and close handheld framing that mark it as physical home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a memory beat, social-life insert, party cutaway or transition into mid-century leisure and family scenes.
Historical context: The footage offers visual context for informal adult recreation and self-expression in a mid-century Illinois home setting.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1940s Illinois home movie woman dancing indoors, 8mm party footage and vintage domestic recreation scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Illinois 1947 interiors, then related 1940s dancing, parties and home social-life footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1947 Illinois home-movie footage, a woman in dressy clothing dances in a dim private interior with another figure partly visible. — A woman dances close to the camera in a dimly lit room.

A smiling woman wearing a light blouse and necklace dances in a dim Illinois interior, with a lamp glow behind her. — The dancer smiles while turning in front of a wall lamp.

The woman bends and laughs during an energetic dance in a dim private Illinois room, with wall decor in the background. — The woman leans into the dance with an expressive smile.

A woman in a light blouse leans forward mid-dance in a 1947 Illinois home interior, with another adult partly visible behind her. — The dancer bends forward as another person appears in the background.

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