New York-1954: 1950s Swing Dance Party with Updo and Smoking

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

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1950s Swing Dance Party with Updo and Smoking — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1954: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a lively social gathering in the 1950s. A woman in a light-colored sleeveless dress with a high neckline and a classic updo dances with a man in a brown suit, their movements fluid and joyful. The scene is filled with other guests in period attire, including a man in a dark suit with a white boutonniere. The footage shows a woman laughing and smiling, while another man smokes a cigarette. The grainy, slightly faded color and soft focus are characteristic of 8mm film from the era, evoking a sense of nostalgia and classic Americana. This archival footage is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 124928169

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 requests needing 1950s New York home-movie footage of an indoor social dance party for documentary, editorial, museum, or period montage use.
Period detail: Visible era clues include formal suits, sleeveless dresses, styled updos, boutonniere, cigarette smoking, and partner dancing consistent with the supplied 1954 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged social behavior as guests dance closely, smile, lean into conversation, and move through a crowded private indoor gathering.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dancing couples, formal dresses, brown and dark suits, a cigarette, boutonniere, close interior walls, cropped faces, and handheld party framing.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, faded color, gate shadows, and handheld framing that signal original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, social-life cutaway, or transition within a 1950s nightlife, family, or celebration sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows mid-century adults socializing at an indoor party, with formal dress and smoking visible as part of the scene rather than identified event context.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed separately from any copyright or archive license assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1954 New York 8mm dance party, 1950s home movie social gathering, vintage swing dancing, formal party smoking, and mid-century interiors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel party footage, then other New York 1954 home movies, then broader 1950s dancing, formal gatherings, and indoor social-life scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1954 New York home-movie frame showing cropped adults dancing in formal clothing, with a child's head partly visible at the bottom. — Cropped view of party guests dancing, with a child partly visible below.

1954 New York home-movie frame of a woman in a light sleeveless dress extending her arm while dancing among party guests. — Woman in a light formal dress moves through the dance floor.

1954 New York home-movie frame showing a suited man smoking beside other formally dressed guests in a crowded interior. — Suited party guest smokes while others gather nearby.

1954 New York home-movie frame of a smiling woman in a light dress dancing with a man in a brown suit among guests. — Smiling dance partners move through a crowded party scene.

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