New York-1954: Woman in Blue Dress Dances with Man in Brown Suit at Formal Party

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

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Woman in Blue Dress Dances with Man in Brown Suit at... — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1954: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a glamorous social gathering in a dimly lit indoor setting. A woman in a light blue dress dances with a man in a brown suit, their movements captured with the characteristic grain and color of mid-century film. Other guests in formal attire, including a woman in a black dress with a white flower corsage, mingle and converse. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural motion blur and slight camera shake, conveying the authentic atmosphere of a 1950s party. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century social life, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 124928182

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: 1950s New York home-movie footage suited to documentary or editorial requests for formal party dancing, social interiors, and mid-century adult gatherings.
Period detail: The clothing, corsages, dark formal dresses, suit jackets, cigarette, and 8mm color stock support a mid-1950s social-party setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged party behavior as guests dance, turn toward one another, smoke, and move through a crowded room from a close handheld viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include formally dressed adults, a woman in a light blue dress, a man in a brown suit, corsages, cigarettes, a textured interior wall, and a tripod-mounted camera.
Film character: The footage has warm color, visible grain, soft focus, low-light exposure, motion blur, and handheld framing typical of original 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or transition for mid-century nightlife, family celebration, or private social occasion sequences.
Historical context: The scene shows adults gathered indoors for a formal social event, reflecting dressy recreational life without confirming the occasion or venue.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so likeness, privacy, and property considerations should be reviewed separately from any film copyright status.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1954 New York 8mm party, 1950s formal dancing, mid-century home movie social gathering, and adults in evening attire indoors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with New York 1954 material, then with other 1950s indoor parties, dancing, and formal social life.

Still Frames From This Clip

1954 New York home-movie frame of adults mingling indoors, with a woman in black, a smoking man in a brown suit, and guests in formal attire. — Guests in formal attire move through a dim indoor party scene.

1954 New York party frame showing adults in suits and dark dresses gathered closely in a dim private interior. — Guests cluster near the wall during the formal gathering.

1954 New York home-movie frame with a woman in a light blue dress dancing among formally dressed adults in a crowded room. — A woman in a light blue dress dances beside other party guests.

1954 New York indoor party frame showing adults in formal clothing, a woman with glasses, and a tripod-mounted camera near the wall. — Guests converse near a tripod-mounted camera at the indoor party.

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