Houston Texas-1952: Man And Woman Interact At Dimly Lit Party

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationHouston, Texas, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1952 Houston Texas

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Man And Woman Interact At Dimly Lit Party — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a dimly lit social gathering in Houston, Texas. Two individuals, a man and a woman, interact closely in a darkened room, their faces illuminated by a flash. The woman wears glasses and a dark jacket over a light blue shirt, while the man is in a dark suit with a bow tie. Their expressions shift from conversation to smiles as they pose for the camera. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a handheld, intimate feel, evoking a nostalgic 1950s party atmosphere.

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: 127727529

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 2153 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: mr quarles
Reel-level year note: 1952
Reel-level location note: houston texas
Date: 1952 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: Houston, Texas, 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 1950s Houston home-movie requests needing a brief social-party interaction with visible adult faces for documentary, museum, or editorial inserts.
Period detail: The dark formal clothing, bow tie, eyeglasses, and flash-lit indoor setting may show mid-century party dress consistent with the 1952 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal exchange as two adults turn, smile, and react to the camera in an unstaged home-movie moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adults, eyeglasses, a bow tie, dark jackets, a light blue shirt, dim interior walls, and flash-lit faces.
Film character: The 8mm image has strong grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, color shift, and handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, party cutaway, or transitional insert for mid-century social life or family-gathering sequences.
Historical context: The clip gives a small view of adult social interaction in a dim indoor gathering without enough detail to identify the event, household, or relationship.
Research note: Adult faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed even though no logos, minors, audible music, or clear private-property details are apparent.
Research search match: Search matches include 1952 Houston home movie party, 1950s adults smiling indoors, 8mm social gathering, and vintage formal party footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel party or family clips, then other Houston 1952 material, then broader 1950s indoor social-gathering footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1952 Houston home-movie footage, two adults in dark formal clothing appear in a flash-lit indoor party setting. — Two adults face one another during a dimly lit gathering.

A woman with glasses smiles beside a man in a bow tie during a dim 1952 Houston indoor gathering. — The woman smiles while the man stands beside her in the dark room.

The woman smiles toward the camera as the man stands slightly behind her in dim 1952 Houston party footage. — A flash catches the woman smiling as the man looks on.

Two adults shift their attention off camera in a dim, grainy 1952 Houston home-movie party scene. — The pair turn away as the brief party moment ends.

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