New York-1954: People Dancing Next To Long Banquet Table At Evening Gathering

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

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People Dancing Next To Long Banquet Table At Evening... — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1954: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a lively evening gathering in New York, with guests in formal attire dancing and socializing. Men in dark suits and women in elegant dresses move through a dimly lit room, their figures illuminated by warm, ambient light. The grainy, slightly blurry quality of the Super 8 film enhances the nostalgic atmosphere, showing a long banquet table with glasses and a sense of joyful celebration. The footage offers a candid glimpse into mid-century social life, perfect for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 124929383

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 brief home-movie footage of adults dancing and mingling at an evening gathering.
Period detail: Formal suits, evening dresses, banquet-table glassware, and warm indoor lighting support a mid-1950s social-event reading.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld camera catches guests laughing, dancing, turning toward one another, and sitting close together in an unstaged private gathering.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adults in formal wear, a long banquet table, drinking glasses, seated guests, dancers, wall decor, and dim interior light.
Film character: The 8mm scan has heavy grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that preserve the feel of original home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, social-history insert, party cutaway, or transition within a mid-century urban sequence.
Historical context: The clip shows adult social recreation in a private indoor setting, with formal dress and table service suggesting an organized evening celebration.
Research note: Visible faces and a private interior may require likeness and property review; copyright status should be assessed separately from those concerns.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1950s New York home movie dancing, formal evening gathering, banquet table party, and vintage 8mm social event.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with New York 1954 interiors, then with mid-century parties, dining, dancing, and private celebrations.

Still Frames From This Clip

1954 New York home-movie frame showing adults in suits and dark dresses mingling and dancing in a dim private interior. — Guests in formal attire move through a crowded evening gathering.

1954 New York home-movie frame with adults seated and standing near a long banquet table during an evening social event. — Guests sit and stand around a banquet table during the gathering.

1954 New York home-movie frame showing a smiling woman dancing closely with a man in a dark suit at an indoor gathering. — A woman smiles while dancing with a man in the crowded room.

1954 New York home-movie frame showing guests seated near a banquet table, with others conversing along the wall. — Seated guests and nearby conversation close the brief party scene.

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