New York USA-1959: Christmas Dinner Gathering with Formal Attire and Decorated Tree

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Christmas Dinner Gathering with Formal Attire and... — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1959 captures a festive Christmas dinner gathering in New York. The dimly lit scene shows adults in formal attire—men in suits and ties, women in elegant dresses—seated around a table laden with dishes, cups, and saucers. A decorated Christmas tree with glowing lights stands in the background, enhancing the warm, nostalgic holiday atmosphere. The film's characteristic grain and color shifts reflect its age, offering authentic archival footage of a family celebration.

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: 123044428

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 1101 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: north pole,game farm,amusement park, reel 2
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1959 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 for productions needing a brief Christmas dinner or family holiday gathering insert.
Period detail: Formal clothing, china cups, serving dishes, and a decorated Christmas tree may show mid-century domestic holiday customs.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the candid, close-table view of adults seated, serving food, and smiling during an unstaged family meal.
What appears in frame: Visible details include suited men, a woman in a dress, teacups, saucers, serving bowls, plates of food, table linens, and tree lights.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, heavy grain, dim exposure, color shifts, and slight handheld framing typical of indoor home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a memory beat, holiday dinner cutaway, or intimate transition into family celebration material.
Historical context: The scene reflects a private domestic Christmas meal with formal adult dress and table service, without identifying the family or address.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so copyright, likeness, and property permissions should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1950s Christmas dinner home movie, New York family holiday meal, 8mm formal dinner party, and vintage table gathering.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent frames from the same reel, then other 1959 New York home movies, then broader Christmas dinner or family gathering footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 New York home-movie frame showing adults in formal clothing at a Christmas dinner table with china and serving dishes. — Adults gather around a dimly lit holiday dinner table set with china and food.

1959 New York Christmas dinner frame with a seated man, tableware, plates of food, and a decorated tree in the background. — A seated man appears beside the dinner table as Christmas tree lights glow behind him.

1959 New York home-movie frame showing a smiling woman in formal dress seated at a Christmas dinner table. — A woman smiles near the table during the private holiday meal.

1959 New York Christmas dinner frame with a crowded table, china cups, serving bowls, and adults seated near tree lights. — The camera lingers on the table service and adults seated near the Christmas tree.

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