New York-1948: Group Of Formally Dressed Men And Women Gathered By The Water

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Year1948
Decade1940s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1948 New York

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Group Of Formally Dressed Men And Women Gathered By The... — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1948: A group of formally dressed men and women gather on a boat deck, laughing and conversing. The women wear colorful hats and coats, while men are in suits. The scene captures a joyful moment on the water with a distant city skyline visible. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie footage shows natural movement and the authentic grain of mid-century color film, evoking a sense of nostalgia and historical charm.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127560056

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 2269 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: wedding,decoration day,wj nolan jr
Reel-level year note: 1948
Reel-level location note: geneva new york
Date: 1948 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 1940s New York social-life requests needing brief color home-movie footage of formally dressed adults on a boat or ferry deck.
Period detail: The hats, tailored coats, suits, gloves, and handbag may show late-1940s formal daywear, with a waterfront railing and distant skyline supporting the New York setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal interaction: adults smile, lean toward one another, and converse naturally while the camera observes from close range.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include suited men, women in hats and coats, a handbag, gloves, deck stairs, metal railings, open water, and a distant shoreline.
Film character: The 8mm color image has soft focus, visible grain, gate edges, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of a mid-century home movie scan.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, social cutaway, travel transition, or memory beat for postwar urban leisure and waterfront gathering scenes.
Historical context: The clip shows a small dressed-up group by the water, suggesting leisure, travel, or a social outing without identifying the occasion or vessel.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private interiors are apparent, and copyright clearance remains separate from personal rights.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1948 New York 8mm boat deck, vintage ferry passengers, 1940s waterfront social gathering, and home movie adults in formal dress.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel boat-deck footage, then New York 1948 waterfront material, then broader 1940s social gathering or travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1948 New York home-movie footage, formally dressed adults gather on a boat deck near stairs, wearing hats, coats, and suits. — A small group talks on the deck beside stairs and railings.

A woman in a yellow hat stands near suited men on a New York boat deck, with water and a distant shoreline behind them. — Conversation continues by the railing with water in the background.

On the boat deck, a woman in a yellow hat and tailored coat stands near a suited man, with New York waterfront scenery behind them. — A woman and suited man stand near the rail against the waterfront.

Formally dressed adults on a New York boat deck converse by the railing, including a woman in a yellow hat gesturing toward the group. — The group gathers closely as the woman in the yellow hat gestures.

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