New York-1954: Young Couple Dancing At Formal 1950s Party

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Year1954
Decade1950s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Young Couple Dancing At Formal 1950s Party — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1954: A young couple in formal attire shares a dance at a vintage social gathering. The man wears a dark suit with a white boutonniere, while the woman is in a light blue dress. Other guests in elegant 1950s clothing mingle and dance in the background. Shot on 8mm film, the footage features warm, slightly faded colors, soft focus, and natural grain, capturing the intimate, nostalgic atmosphere of a mid-century party. The camera remains mostly static, focusing on the joyful interactions and classic fashion of the era.

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: 124927896

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 1069 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: barlans, bears house,goodmans,bar mitzvah,steve
Reel-level year note: 1953-1954
Reel-level location note: new york city
Date: 1954 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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 1950s New York social-life requests needing formal dancing, party guests, and intimate home-movie coverage for documentary or editorial use.
Period detail: The clip shows mid-century formalwear, including dark suits, white boutonnieres, styled hair, and a light blue dress, consistent with the supplied 1954 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: Guests appear relaxed and unstaged as couples dance close together and nearby partygoers turn, smile, and move through a crowded interior.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dancing couples, dark suits, boutonnieres, styled dresses, smiling faces, a textured interior wall, and party guests at the frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm image has warm faded color, soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and contact-print framing that support its home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief memory beat, social cutaway, or transition for mid-century celebration, courtship, family, or urban party sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents a private formal gathering where adults dance in close quarters, offering visual context for social dress and party behavior in the 1950s.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so copyright status should be reviewed separately from likeness, privacy, and property considerations.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s New York party home movie, 8mm formal dancing, vintage couple dancing, mid-century social gathering, and 1954 home-movie footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other New York 1954 interiors, then broader 1950s formal parties, dancing, and family celebration material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1954 New York home-movie footage, a young couple in formal attire dances near other guests inside a private party room. — A young couple dances in formal dress while guests gather around them.

A smiling woman appears among guests at a 1954 New York formal party, with dancers and a textured interior wall behind her. — A smiling guest turns within the crowded dance floor.

A formally dressed couple dances cheek-to-cheek in the supplied 1954 New York home-movie scene, with other guests partly visible. — A couple dances closely near the wall during the formal gathering.

Formal party guests dance in a softly focused 1954 New York home-movie frame, partly obscured by foreground figures. — Dancers move through the frame as the party continues indoors.

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