New York-1954: Man And Woman Dance At Party With Other Guests

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

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Man And Woman Dance At Party With Other Guests — Clip Details

A man in a brown suit and tie dances with a woman in a white dress at a 1954 New York party. Shot on 8mm film, the clip captures their graceful movements and intimate interaction under warm, vintage lighting. The couple stands near a table with bottles and glasses, surrounded by the soft ambiance of a mid-century celebration. The footage shows natural film grain and slight motion blur, characteristic of home movie recordings from the era. This authentic moment of romance and social connection offers a nostalgic glimpse into postwar American life.

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: 124929907

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 real 8mm home-movie footage of adults dancing at an indoor party or reception.
Period detail: The brown suit, narrow tie, white dress, table service, and warm interior lighting support a mid-1950s party setting without identifying the venue.
Home-movie behavior: The couple appears focused on one another as they dance near the table, giving the clip an unstaged home-movie record of adult social interaction.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a brown suit, a woman in a white dress, tablecloth, bottles, glasses, chairs, paneled wall, and warm room lighting.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, motion blur, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief memory beat, social gathering insert, romantic cutaway, or transition within a mid-century family or urban-life sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows adults dancing in a private indoor celebration, offering visual context for postwar-era social customs without proving the occasion.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property considerations may require review separate from any film copyright analysis.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1954 New York 8mm party dancing, 1950s home movie reception, vintage adults dancing indoors, and mid-century social gathering footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1954 New York interiors, then broader 1950s party, dancing, and family celebration material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1954 New York home-movie frame, a suited man dances close to a woman in a white dress near bottles and glasses on a table. — A couple dances beside a table during an indoor party.

The man gestures while dancing with the woman in a white dress in a warmly lit 1954 New York party interior. — The couple turns while dancing near the table service.

A woman in a white dress faces a suited man as they dance in a mid-century New York party setting with tableware behind them. — The woman faces the man as they continue their dance.

At the end of the clip, the suited man and woman remain close together on the dance floor beside a table in the 1954 New York interior. — The man and woman remain close as the dance continues.

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