New York-1954: Man And Woman Dance Together At What Appears To Be A Wedding

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

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Man And Woman Dance Together At What Appears To Be A Wedding — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1954 captures a couple dancing in a dimly lit restaurant or event hall in New York. A man in a dark suit and tie dances with a woman in a sleeveless black dress, their movements captured with the characteristic grain and color saturation of Super 8 film. The scene is intimate, with tables set for a celebration, and the couple's embrace suggests a formal occasion like a wedding reception. The footage has a nostalgic, candid quality, preserving a moment of romance and social gathering from the mid-20th century.

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: 124927916

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 home-movie requests needing a brief reception, restaurant, or social-dance insert with adults in formal attire.
Period detail: The clothing, table settings, warm interior lighting, and 8mm color stock may show a mid-1950s private celebration or restaurant reception.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the candid, close handheld view of adults dancing and interacting naturally during a social gathering.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a suited man, a woman in a sleeveless dark dress, dining tables, red chairs, plates, glasses, and a dim event-room wall.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, warm color shift, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short memory beat, reception cutaway, social-life insert, or transition within a 1950s family or New York sequence.
Historical context: The scene suggests mid-century adult social dancing at a private celebration, but the exact venue and occasion are not visually confirmed.
Research note: Recognizable adults and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property permissions may need review separate from any film copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s New York home movie dancing, wedding reception footage, restaurant party, formal couple dancing, and vintage 8mm celebration.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel celebration footage, then other 1954 New York interiors, then broader home-movie scenes of weddings, parties, and dancing.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1954 New York home-movie frame, a suited man and woman in a dark sleeveless dress dance near tables set for a gathering. — A couple dances close to dining tables during an indoor celebration.

A woman in a sleeveless dark dress dances with a man in a suit in a dim New York interior, with tableware and red chairs behind them. — The woman faces the camera as the couple dances beside a set table.

A man in glasses and a dark suit dances with a woman in a dim reception-like room, with plates, glasses, and red chairs visible. — A suited man in glasses leans into the dance near crowded dining tables.

A woman in a sleeveless dark dress holds her partner's hand while dancing in a 1954 New York interior with table settings behind them. — The woman extends her hand toward her partner during the dance.

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