South Dakota-1954: Seated Partygoers Wearing Character Masks and Homemade Costumes

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Year1954
Decade1950s
LocationSouth Dakota, United States
Duration9s
Price$149 USD
Collection1954 · South Dakota, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1954 · Rapid City & South Dakota · Reel 27381a77 contains 6 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

homemade costumes
informal sociability
dressing up
private leisure
group posing
character imagery
home movie documentation

Shot type: medium
Camera: pan · handheld · Approximately eye level with the seated group
Setting: indoor · Furnished interior with closely arranged seating
Time and weather: Indeterminate · Indeterminate · Not visible
Lighting: Uneven warm interior illumination with bright highlights on masks and pale clothing
People: 9 · Approximately nine people appear across the pan, including partially obscured figures; most wear masks, scarves, paper headwear or pale improvised costumes, and ages are difficult to determine.
Objects: character masks · paper hoods · pointed paper headwear · headscarves · black gloves · wooden chairs · red skirt · tan shirt · green top · floral outfit · yellow chest patches
Colors: red · black · cream · tan · green · brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The shot opens on seated participants in black outfits and character masks.
The pan passes a red headscarf and reveals a long-eared dog mask.
A masked participant in a green top sits beside the tan-shirted figure.
A floral-clad participant with paper headwear holds a hand beside their mask.

Seated Partygoers Wearing Character Masks and Homemade... — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1954 home movie footage shows a seated group wearing character masks and improvised costumes indoors. A continuous rightward pan moves from black outfits and a red headscarf to a long-eared dog mask, a green top and a floral outfit with paper headwear. Wooden chairs partly obscure the foreground as several participants turn toward one another. Warm color, soft focus and visible scratches mark the projected film.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 9s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004510

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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: 1954 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: South Dakota, 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: Supports documentary requests for circa 1954 American private leisure, homemade costumes and informal indoor gatherings.
Period detail: Floral clothing, collared shirts, light trousers, headscarves and molded character masks are compatible with circa 1954 party dress.
Home-movie behavior: Seated participants turn toward one another and make small gestures while the camera surveys their outfits.
What appears in frame: The pan includes cartoon masks, a red headscarf, a tan shirt, a green top, floral clothing, paper headwear and wooden chair backs.
Film character: Warm color, grain, soft detail, uneven exposure and visible scratches give the projected capture a pronounced home-movie texture.
Edit role: Works as a social-history cutaway or memory beat, with the pan revealing successive costumes in one continuous shot.
Historical context: The mixture of familiar character faces and improvised garments shows how this group assembled costumes, without establishing a particular holiday.
Research note: Film copyright is separate from likeness, private-interior and character-artwork rights; several masks resemble recognizable entertainment characters.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1954 American costume parties, masked seated groups and color small-gauge home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's pony rider or baton twirlers, then other United States scenes around circa 1954, followed by homemade costume gatherings.

Still Frames From This Clip

United States, circa 1954: seated partygoers in cartoon masks, black outfits and a red headscarf beside a pale improvised costume. — Two masked participants sit together, one in a black buttoned outfit and the other wearing a red headscarf.
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United States, circa 1954: a long-eared dog mask and tan shirt appear among seated guests in homemade party costumes. — The pan centers on a tan-shirted participant wearing a long-eared dog character mask.
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United States, circa 1954: three seated costume-party participants wear character masks, with a wooden chair back in the foreground. — Character masks, scarves and contrasting red, tan and green outfits fill the seated row.
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United States, circa 1954: a floral-clad partygoer in paper headwear raises a hand beside their mask while seated next to a green-clad figure. — A participant wearing floral clothing and pointed paper headwear holds a hand at the edge of their mask.
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