New York USA-1959: Family And Friends Gather For A Traditional And Festive Dinner

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

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Family And Friends Gather For A Traditional And Festive... — Clip Details

A family gathers for a festive holiday meal in New York, USA, in 1959. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures a traditional dinner with a centerpiece of mashed potatoes, patterned china, and wine glasses. Men in suits and ties sit at the table, sharing food and conversation. A decorated Christmas tree with glowing lights stands in the background, enhancing the warm, nostalgic atmosphere. The grainy, color-graded visuals evoke classic mid-century home movie charm.

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: 123044447

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: Useful for 1950s New York home-movie requests needing a domestic Christmas or holiday dinner scene for documentary, museum, education, or period memory edits.
Period detail: The suits, ties, patterned china, stemware, table setting, and lit Christmas tree may show mid-century holiday dining customs in a private New York home.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in unstaged family behavior, with adults seated close around a dinner table, serving food and sharing a quiet holiday meal.
What appears in frame: Visible details include patterned plates, teacups, wine glasses, serving dishes, a mound of potatoes, suited men, a blue shirt, and a decorated Christmas tree.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, uneven indoor exposure, saturated holiday lights, and slight handheld framing consistent with home-movie filming.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat for family holidays, mid-century domestic life, or festive meal sequences.
Historical context: The clip presents a private social gathering centered on a formal table setting and Christmas decor, without identifying the people or household shown.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed separately from any footage copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1959 8mm New York family dinner, mid-century Christmas meal, home movie holiday table, and vintage private dining footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other New York 1959 home movies, and then with broader Christmas dinner or mid-century family gathering material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 New York home-movie frame showing a formal dinner table with patterned china, cups, wine glasses, and a central serving of potatoes. — A holiday dinner table is set with patterned dishes, cups, stemware, and a central serving dish.

1959 New York home-movie frame of a holiday meal table with china, cups, wine glasses, serving dishes, and adults partly visible around it. — Serving dishes and tableware fill the frame as adults sit around the holiday meal.

1959 New York home-movie frame showing a suited man seated at a festive dinner table with glassware and a lit Christmas tree in the background. — A suited man sits at the table while a decorated Christmas tree glows behind him.

1959 New York home-movie frame showing two adult men at a holiday dinner table, with patterned dishes and a lit Christmas tree behind them. — Two men sit at the holiday table as one serves from a platter near the Christmas tree.

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