Boston Mass-1951: Guy Walking At A Party Holding A Glass And A Bottle Of Champagne

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Year1951
Decade1950s
LocationBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1951 Boston

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Guy Walking At A Party Holding A Glass And A Bottle Of... — Clip Details

A grainy 8mm home movie from 1951 captures a dimly lit party in Boston, Massachusetts. Guests in formal attire mingle in a crowded room, with a man in a white shirt and tie holding a glass and a bottle. The footage shows a woman in a patterned dress and another in a black dress, with a lamp visible in the corner. The handheld camera movement and film grain add to the authentic, nostalgic feel of this vintage social gathering.

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: 125878197

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1951 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s Boston home-movie party footage suited for documentary or museum edits needing an intimate formal social gathering insert.
Period detail: Visible era clues include dress shirts, ties, formal dresses, table lamps, and a dark private interior that may show an early-1950s house party.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged movement of guests bending, walking, and holding drinks as the camera observes a crowded room at close range.
What appears in frame: The frames show adults in formal clothing, a man in a white shirt and tie, women in dresses, drink glasses, a bottle, lamps, and a dim interior room.
Film character: The 8mm image has heavy grain, low-light exposure, soft focus, dark shadows, and handheld framing consistent with home-movie party footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief memory beat, social-life cutaway, transition into a party scene, or insert for postwar domestic nightlife.
Historical context: The clip documents a private indoor gathering in Boston according to metadata, with adults dressed formally and interacting around drinks.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1950s Boston party home movie, 8mm formal gathering, vintage adults drinking indoors, and midcentury private party footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Boston 1951 home movies, then related 1950s indoor party or formal social gathering clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1951 Boston home-movie frame showing adults at a dim indoor party, including a man in a white shirt and tie with glassware. — Party guests cluster in a dark room as a man in a white shirt holds drinks.

1951 Boston party frame with a man in a white shirt and tie near women in dresses, filmed in low light inside a private room. — A man in shirt and tie stands near women in dresses during the indoor gathering.

Low-light 1951 Boston home-movie frame showing party guests bending and moving through a crowded private interior. — Guests shift through the crowded room as the handheld camera catches a dim party moment.

1951 Boston indoor party frame showing a man bending down beside a woman in a black dress, with a lamp behind them. — A man bends near a woman in a black dress during the dimly lit party.

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