New York USA-1958: A Family Meal in Dim Light

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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A Family Meal in Dim Light — Clip Details

NEW YORK USA-1958: A dimly lit home movie captures a family meal in the late 1950s. An older man in a light-colored shirt sits at a table, his profile visible in the low light. Another person, likely a woman, is seen eating from a plate. The scene is shot on 8mm film, showing characteristic grain, soft focus, and dark shadows. A green plant is visible in the background, adding a touch of color to the otherwise muted, nostalgic atmosphere. The footage conveys a quiet, intimate moment of domestic life.

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: 123041830

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 1256 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #8
Reel-level year note: 1957-1958
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1958 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: 1950s New York home-movie material for productions needing an intimate domestic meal, family table scene, or low-light interior memory beat.
Period detail: The light shirt, table setting, and 8mm color stock may show a late-1950s private family dining interior, with no visible landmarks or brands to confirm place beyond metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip records an unstaged family meal, with an older man seated in profile and another diner eating quietly in dim household light.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an older man at a table, another diner, plates with food, a knife or utensil, glassware, dark furniture, and a green plant or foliage shot.
Film character: The 8mm image has heavy grain, soft focus, low exposure, handheld framing, and deep shadows that give the domestic scene a fragile home-archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or reflective cutaway for family memory, private interiors, or mid-century everyday life.
Historical context: The footage offers visual context for private dining and family interaction in a late-1950s home setting without making broader claims about New York life.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property considerations remain separate from any copyright review and may need clearance assessment.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1958 New York family meal, 1950s 8mm home movie dinner, dim interior dining table, older man eating, and private family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1958 New York home interiors, and then with 1950s family meal or domestic-life footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 8mm frame from New York metadata showing soft green plants or foliage, with heavy grain and uncertain interior or garden context. — A brief green foliage shot appears before the dining-table interior.

An older man sits at the table in profile, partly lit against deep shadows.

1958 New York home-movie frame showing a low-light family meal, with an older man at left and a plate of food on the table. — The camera catches the table setting, food, and seated figures in heavy shadow.

1958 New York home-movie frame showing a diner eating at a shadowed table, with reflective glassware or a chandelier above. — Another diner is seen eating beneath reflective glassware in the dim room.

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