New York USA-1958: 1950s Family Gathering In A Cozy Living Room

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

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1950s Family Gathering In A Cozy Living Room — Clip Details

NEW YORK USA-1958: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a warm family gathering in a cozy living room. A woman in a striped blouse and cardigan smiles at the camera, her glasses reflecting the soft light. Behind her, a wooden cabinet displays trophies and a red and white sign. The scene shifts to another woman in a dark blue dress, seated with a stack of board games nearby, suggesting a relaxed holiday or game night. The footage features the characteristic grain and color palette of 1950s home movies, offering authentic archival material for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical storytelling.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123042132

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: Yes
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 footage suited to documentary or educational requests for domestic family gatherings and private living-room interiors.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1950s domestic decor, including framed furniture, trophy-like objects, patterned upholstery, glasses, and boxed tabletop games.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal, unstaged attention between seated relatives as women smile, turn, and react to someone filming nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include seated women, eyeglasses, a striped blouse, a dark blue dress, wooden furniture, trophies, boxed games, and patterned chair fabric.
Film character: The 8mm image has warm color, visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing consistent with mid-century home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a domestic insert, family-memory cutaway, or quiet transition within a sequence about private life in the 1950s.
Historical context: The footage records a private indoor social setting where adults appear relaxed among household objects, games, and display furniture.
Research note: Faces, private interiors, possible brands, and likeness or property issues should be reviewed separately from any film copyright status.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1950s New York family gathering, 8mm living room home movie, women indoors, vintage domestic games, and private family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then New York 1958 interiors, then broader 1950s family gathering and home recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1958 New York home-movie frame, a woman in glasses, a striped blouse, and cardigan smiles beside wooden furniture and display items. — A seated woman smiles toward someone off camera in a private living-room setting.

A 1958 New York home-movie frame shows a woman in glasses turning while seated near wooden furniture, display objects, and household items. — The seated woman turns during an informal indoor family moment.

In this 1958 New York home-movie frame, a woman wearing glasses and a dark blue dress sits beside boxed tabletop games in a living room. — A seated woman rests beside stacked games during a home gathering.

A 1958 New York home-movie frame shows a woman in a blue dress seated in a patterned chair, with boxed games and indoor decor nearby. — Boxed games and a patterned chair frame a relaxed seated figure in the living room.

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