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New York-1959: Young Boy Dancing Gracefully in Room

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

  • Year1959
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationNew York, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

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Young Boy Dancing Gracefully in Room — Clip Details

A young boy in a light-colored shirt and dark pants dances energetically in a room, captured on 8mm film in 1959. The footage shows his graceful movements and joyful expression, with soft lighting and a slightly blurred background suggesting motion. The grainy texture and color fading typical of vintage home movies add to the nostalgic atmosphere. This archival clip offers a candid glimpse into a child's playful moment during the late 1950s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K restored master (MP4)
License
Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
125573962

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

  • 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 1101 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label
north pole,game farm,amusement park, reel 2
Reel-level year note
1959
Reel-level location note
new york
Date
1959 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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Topics & Keywords

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1950s New York home-movie requests needing a brief domestic childhood dance or family-room memory beat.
Period detail
The light clothing, soft interior setting and 8mm color home-movie rendering may show a late-1950s household scene, with the 1959 New York date supported by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior
The footage captures an unstaged child moving energetically for the camera in a room, giving editors a candid family-play moment.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a child in a light shirt and dark pants, an indoor room, soft furnishings or curtains, a door or wall area, heavy exposure and 8mm frame edges.
Film character
The clip has a faded color palette, soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure and handheld home-movie framing that read as original 8mm texture.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a short insert, transition or memory beat for family life, childhood play or late-1950s domestic scenes.
Historical context
The scene offers a small view of mid-century home life through amateur family filming, centered on a child's movement rather than a public event.
Research note
People and a likely minor are visible, so likeness and child-use review may be needed; copyright, privacy and property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match
Relevant search phrases include 1959 New York 8mm home movie child dancing indoors, 1950s family room footage and vintage domestic childhood play.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1959 New York interiors, then broader 1950s home-movie clips of children playing or dancing.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 New York 8mm home-movie frame showing a child in light clothing moving in a softly lit room.
A child moves through an overexposed interior frame during a home-movie dance moment.
Faded 1959 New York home-movie frame with the child partially visible in an indoor room as the camera catches motion blur.
The child is partially obscured by exposure and motion inside the room.
1959 New York 8mm frame showing the child continuing to move or dance in a softly focused domestic interior.
A bright, soft-focus frame catches the child mid-movement in the room.
Faded 1959 New York home-movie frame with the child close to the camera in a bright, overexposed room.
The child's movement fills much of the frame as the home movie reaches its final moment.

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