New York-1954: A Woman In A White Dress Dancing With A Man In A Brown Suit

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

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A Woman In A White Dress Dancing With A Man In A Brown Suit — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1954: A woman in a white strapless dress dances with a man in a brown suit at a formal event. The 8mm film captures the couple moving gracefully in a dimly lit room with a table set for a celebration. The footage shows the woman's elegant updo and the man's classic suit, with a warm, nostalgic color palette and visible film grain. The scene evokes a sense of vintage romance and mid-century social gatherings.

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: 124929900

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-event requests needing brief home-movie footage of adults dancing at a formal indoor gathering.
Period detail: The strapless white dress, brown suit, set dining tables, and warm interior lighting may show mid-century formal celebration style.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal, close-range home-movie view of a couple dancing rather than a staged performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white strapless dress, brown suit, paired dancing, banquet tables, chairs, glassware, bottles, and a dim private interior.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, slight blur, and handheld framing that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, romantic cutaway, or transition within a sequence about mid-century celebrations or family gatherings.
Historical context: The clip documents adult social dancing in a private indoor celebration setting, with clothing and decor consistent with the supplied 1954 New York metadata.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed in addition to any separate copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s New York home movie dancing, 8mm formal party couple, vintage wedding reception dance, and mid-century celebration footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel celebration footage, then with New York 1954 interiors, then with broader 1950s formal dancing or family-event material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Close cropped 1954 New York home-movie frame showing a white strapless dress in a dim formal interior. — A close, partial view of the woman's white dress as the scene begins.

In the supplied 1954 New York setting, a woman in a white strapless dress dances near banquet tables and chairs. — The woman turns while holding her partner's hand near a table set with glassware and bottles.

A woman in a white dress and a man in a brown suit dance together in the supplied 1954 New York home-movie clip. — The couple dances closely, with a set celebration table visible behind them.

The couple continues dancing in a dim private interior, with the woman's braided updo and the man's brown suit visible. — Seen from behind, the couple continues dancing beside the celebration table.

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