Boston Mass-1951: Office Friends Playing Games On The Floor

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

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Office Friends Playing Games On The Floor — Clip Details

A man in a white long-sleeved shirt and dark trousers kneels on a carpeted floor in a dimly lit room, appearing to play a game or perform a physical challenge. His hands are flat on the floor, and he leans forward with focused concentration. Other people are visible in the background, suggesting a casual social gathering. The footage, shot on 8mm film in 1951, shows natural film grain and slight color fading, capturing a candid moment of playful interaction among friends in a home setting.

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: 125878334

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: Useful for 1950s home-movie sequences about adult friends, office colleagues, or casual indoor recreation in Boston-area social life.
Period detail: The men's dress shirts, ties, slacks, carpeted interior, and paper cup may show early-1950s informal gathering details, supported by the 1951 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged-looking moment of adults laughing and leaning into a floor game or physical challenge during a private social gathering.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a kneeling man in a white shirt, gray trousers, carpeted floor, seated onlookers, dark interior shadows, a paper cup, and a wooden chair leg.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, warm color fading, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that fit mid-century home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, social-life insert, office-friends memory beat, or transition within a 1950s leisure montage.
Historical context: The scene suggests adult friends or colleagues socializing indoors, with playful group behavior rather than a formal public event.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property permissions may require review separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1951 Boston home movie, 1950s adults playing floor game, office friends social gathering, and 8mm indoor party footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Boston or 1951 material, then broader clips of mid-century friends, parties, and informal games.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1951 Boston home-movie footage, a man in a white shirt leans forward on his hands during an indoor floor game. — A man leans forward on the carpet as seated onlookers watch from the dim room.

The man remains low to the carpet in a Boston interior, with seated adults in shadow and a small paper cup nearby. — The man shifts forward with one palm near the floor during the playful challenge.

A smiling man in a white shirt kneels beside a wooden chair leg during a casual 1951 indoor social game. — The kneeling participant smiles while reaching across the carpet in the dimly lit room.

The participant bends very low toward the carpet as someone behind him appears to steady or guide him during the game. — A hand rests on the man's back as he lowers his head toward the carpet.

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