New York City-1955: A Woman Sitting On A Patterned Chair While Wearing A Black Dress And Blue Scarf

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1955 New York City

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

A Woman Sitting On A Patterned Chair While Wearing A... — Clip Details

A woman in a black dress and light blue scarf sits in a patterned green armchair, smiling and appearing to speak during a 1955 home movie. The vintage 8mm film captures her relaxed posture and expressive face in a domestic setting with floral curtains and a mid-century TV console. The footage shows natural film grain and color shifts typical of Super 8 home movies from the era, offering a candid glimpse of everyday life in New York City.

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: 125303583

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 1038 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: rockefeller center rockettes, baby grag, sylvia,mom,jack,stuart,robert,toni
Reel-level year note: 1955
Reel-level location note: new york city
Date: 1955 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 City, 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.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s New York home-movie requests needing a brief domestic interior moment with an adult woman seated and speaking casually.
Period detail: The patterned armchair, floral curtains, dark dress, light scarf, and mid-century interior furnishings may show 1950s domestic style.
Home-movie behavior: The woman appears relaxed, smiling, talking, and laughing toward someone near the camera in an unstaged family-room setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a black dress, light blue scarf, green patterned armchair, floral curtains, teal wall, side table, plant, and TV console.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, slight color shift, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that support its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a domestic-life insert, family-memory cutaway, conversational reaction shot, or quiet transition within a 1950s sequence.
Historical context: The clip offers a small domestic view of mid-century everyday life without identifying the woman, household, or occasion shown.
Research note: A visible adult face and private interior suggest likeness and property review may be needed, separate from copyright or source licensing checks.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1950s 8mm home movie woman sitting indoors, New York domestic interior, family room conversation, or vintage armchair scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1955 New York interiors, then broader 1950s home-movie domestic-life footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1955 New York City home-movie frame, a woman smiles while seated in a green patterned armchair beside floral curtains. — Woman seated in a patterned chair, smiling toward the camera or someone nearby.

The woman sits back in the patterned green armchair, wearing a dark dress and light scarf in a domestic interior. — Seated woman in dark clothing and a pale scarf, framed beside a plant and side table.

A 1955 home-movie frame shows the seated woman turning her face upward as if speaking to someone off camera. — The woman turns in the chair, appearing to speak or react during the home movie.

The woman leans back and appears to laugh or speak, with floral curtains and a teal wall behind the armchair. — Leaning back in the chair, the woman appears animated and relaxed in the interior setting.

Visually Similar Clips