New York USA-1958: A Group Of People Eating And Conversing Together

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

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A Group Of People Eating And Conversing Together — Clip Details

A dimly lit 8mm home movie from 1958 captures a group of people sharing a meal in New York. The grainy, low-light footage shows individuals seated around a table, eating and conversing in a cozy, intimate setting. A woman in a dark dress is seen cutting food, while another person with glasses smiles during the gathering. The scene features a red bowl, plates, and vegetables, with patterned wallpaper in the background. The handheld camera movement and film grain evoke a nostalgic, authentic slice of mid-century American 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: 123041840

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: Useful for 1950s New York home-movie requests needing an intimate indoor meal, adult social gathering, or domestic conversation scene.
Period detail: The footage may show mid-century domestic dining details, including a red serving bowl, table dishes, vegetables, dark clothing, and patterned wallpaper.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged feel of people eating, leaning toward one another, and conversing in a dim private room.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include seated adults, a dining table, red bowl, plates, vegetables, cups, dark room lighting, and patterned wall covering.
Film character: The 8mm image has heavy grain, low-light exposure, soft focus, and handheld framing that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, domestic cutaway, or transition into a scene about family meals or social life.
Historical context: The clip gives visual context for a private indoor meal in New York in 1958 without identifying the participants or the exact household.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property considerations should be reviewed separately from any copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 8mm home movie dinner, New York indoor gathering, people eating and talking, and mid-century domestic social footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then other New York 1958 interiors, then broader 1950s home-movie dining scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 New York home-movie frame of adults gathered at a dim indoor table with food, dishes, vegetables, and a red bowl. — Adults sit around a low-lit table during an indoor meal.

1958 New York interior frame showing adults partly obscured in shadow near a table with a red bowl, dishes, and vegetables. — A shadowed view of the meal table with adults nearby.

Low-light 1958 New York home-movie frame of a person seated beside a dining table with a red bowl and vegetables. — A seated figure appears beside the dining table in low light.

1958 New York home-movie frame of a person wearing glasses smiling beside a dim dining table with food and a red bowl. — A person with glasses smiles during the indoor meal.

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