New York-1948: Well-Dressed Adults Enjoying Day By Water

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

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Well-Dressed Adults Enjoying Day By Water — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1948: A group of well-dressed adults in 1940s attire enjoy a sunny day by the water, captured on 8mm film. A woman in a yellow hat and beige suit smiles as she converses with a man in a dark suit, while others in the group laugh and interact. The scene, shot on vintage 8mm film, shows natural movement and authentic color, with a city skyline visible across the water. The footage has a nostalgic, candid quality, capturing a moment of social gathering and leisure from the post-war era.

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: 127560063

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 candid 8mm footage of well-dressed adults gathering by the water.
Period detail: The hats, tailored suits, handbags, and dress coats support a late-1940s reading consistent with the supplied 1948 New York metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The group appears relaxed and unstaged, smiling, talking, and handling a small item while the camera observes from close range.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adults in suits and hats, a waterfront railing, blue water, a distant city skyline, handbags, and sunlit outdoor clothing.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, color shifts, gate edges, and handheld framing that preserve the home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, social cutaway, or memory beat for postwar leisure, travel, or urban waterfront sequences.
Historical context: The scene shows adult socializing in formal daywear near New York water, offering visual context for mid-century leisure and group outings.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from depicted-person rights.
Research search match: Search matches include 1948 New York 8mm home movie, 1940s waterfront social gathering, and well-dressed adults by the water.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1948 New York waterfront material, then broader 1940s leisure and travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In New York 1948 home-movie footage, adults in suits and hats gather by a waterfront railing with a distant skyline behind them. — Adults in mid-century dress converse by the water on a sunny day.

Adults in 1940s attire stand near the New York waterfront, smiling and talking with the city skyline visible across the water. — The group continues a relaxed conversation beside the waterfront railing.

A man in a dark suit appears to handle a small item while other adults stand nearby at the New York waterfront in 1948 footage. — A suited man looks down as the surrounding group watches and talks.

The home-movie frame shows adults in formal daywear gathered along a New York waterfront railing with blue water and skyline beyond. — Women and men in dress clothing stand together along the waterfront.

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