California USA-1961: People Eating At A Long Rectangular Table For A Large Meal

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 California

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People Eating At A Long Rectangular Table For A Large Meal — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1961 captures a lively dinner gathering in California. A long rectangular table is set with plates, cups, and candles, surrounded by adults in period attire enjoying a communal meal. The warm, slightly faded colors and soft focus reflect the nostalgic charm of a mid-century family or social event. The camera remains steady, documenting the natural interactions and shared meal in a classic home movie style.

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: 123045121

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 1740 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: indian pow wow
Reel-level year note: 1961-1966
Reel-level location note: san bernardino,california,slaton sea
Date: 1961 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: California, 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: 1961 California home-movie footage suited to documentary or editorial requests for mid-century communal dining and social gathering scenes.
Period detail: The clip shows period dress, table settings, candles, and soft indoor lighting that may indicate an early-1960s family or social meal.
Home-movie behavior: Adults sit closely around a long table, eating and talking in an unstaged home-movie record of shared mealtime behavior.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a long rectangular table, plates, cups, candles, seated adults, patterned clothing, food service items, and an indoor dining setting.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, faded color, visible grain, and uneven exposure that provide recognizable physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cutaway, memory beat, or transitional insert for domestic life, hospitality, or group dining in the early 1960s.
Historical context: The scene documents a private or semi-private social meal in California, with adults gathered around a formal table arrangement.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness, privacy, and property considerations should be reviewed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1961 California home movie dinner, 8mm adults eating at long table, and mid-century family meal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with California 1961 material, then with other home-movie meals or social gatherings.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 California home-movie frame showing adults gathered along a long dining table during a meal. — Adults sit around a long table set with plates, cups, and candles during a group meal.

Adults in period clothing eat and talk around a long rectangular table in 1961 California footage. — The camera looks down the table as adults continue eating and conversing.

Home-movie frame from California in 1961 showing adults seated close together at a set dinner table. — A crowded dining table is shown with adults leaning in toward plates and cups.

Final frame shows adults at a long rectangular dining table in a 1961 California home-movie scene. — Adults remain seated around the candlelit table as the brief meal scene ends.

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