Nebraska USA-1958: Man Sitting At Table Drinking In Dimly Lit Room

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationNebraska, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Nebraska

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Man Sitting At Table Drinking In Dimly Lit Room — Clip Details

NEBRASKA USA-1958: A grainy, low-light home movie captures a man sitting at a table in a dimly lit room, likely a living room or dining area. The scene is illuminated by a bright window or television screen in the background, casting a soft glow on the surroundings. The man, seen as a dark silhouette, appears to be drinking from a glass, with a faint reflection visible on the surface. The footage exhibits classic 8mm film characteristics, including heavy grain, soft focus, and a nostalgic, intimate atmosphere. The setting suggests a quiet evening at home, with the man in casual attire, possibly wearing glasses. The overall mood is contemplative and private, capturing a candid moment of leisure from the late 1950s.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122645352

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 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: Nebraska, 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: Useful for 1950s Nebraska home-life requests needing a brief interior drinking or evening leisure moment from real 8mm family footage.
Period detail: The scene may show a mid-century private room, with period detail limited by very low exposure and a bright window or screen in the background.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged quiet pause, with a silhouetted adult seated at a table and handling a drink in an ordinary private interior.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a seated figure, tabletop, bright window or screen, curtains, dark wall surfaces, reflective highlights, and deep interior shadow.
Film character: The 8mm image has heavy grain, soft focus, handheld framing, and strong underexposure that make the room read as a fragmentary home-movie memory.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, interior transition, or contemplative memory beat within a domestic 1950s sequence.
Historical context: The footage offers a small view of private leisure at home, but the darkness limits identification of furnishings, clothing, and specific household details.
Research note: People and a private interior appear visible, so copyright, likeness, and property considerations should be reviewed separately for intended use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Nebraska 8mm home movie, man drinking indoors, dim living room, vintage private interior, and 1950s domestic leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Nebraska 1958 interiors, then with broader home-movie scenes of adult leisure or evening domestic life.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Nebraska 8mm frame showing a dim private interior with a silhouetted seated adult, tabletop, and bright rear window or screen. — A silhouetted adult sits in a very dark room near a table, backlit by a bright window or screen.

1958 Nebraska home-movie frame with a dark seated figure at a table, a bright rear window or screen, and faint room details. — The room remains mostly in shadow as the seated figure is barely visible against the backlight.

1958 Nebraska 8mm frame showing a heavily underexposed private room with a backlit opening and faint seated adult form. — A faint seated figure and tabletop are visible in a heavily underexposed private interior.

1958 Nebraska home-movie frame with a shadowed seated adult at a table and a bright rear window or screen in a private room. — The final frame holds on the shadowed seated adult, table, and bright rear light source.

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