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Thanksgiving is one of the smaller holiday collections, about 2,000 clips, and it leans a touch older than the others, peaking in the 1950s and running back into the 1940s. People filmed the table less often than the tree, so what survives feels chosen.
Expect the dinner itself: the bird carried in, the carving, crowded tables, relatives mugging for a camera they weren't used to. It's heavily Northeastern, with New York, Ohio, and California on top, almost entirely on 8mm and 16mm.
1,970 archival clips matching “Thanksgiving Gatherings” — page 30 of 33
These reels work for autumn and holiday spots, family-and-food documentaries, and period scenes that need a real midcentury dinner rather than a staged one. The carving shot and the full-table wide are the usual choices.
The 1940s and early 1950s tables are formal and dressed up, often black and white. By the 1960s the color arrives and the gatherings loosen, with more kids in frame and less starch in the room.
