California USA-1961: A Large Group Of People Having A Festive Christmas Meal

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

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A Large Group Of People Having A Festive Christmas Meal — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1961 captures a large group of people gathered around a long table for a festive holiday meal, likely Christmas. The dimly lit room is illuminated by candlelight, casting a warm glow on the guests who are dressed in period-appropriate attire. Men in patterned shirts and women in dresses are seen eating, conversing, and enjoying the communal feast. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows natural movement and slight camera shake, with visible film grain and color shifts characteristic of the era. This authentic slice of mid-century American domestic life evokes nostalgia and is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or historical storytelling.

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: 123045132

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: Useful for 1960s U.S. home-movie requests needing a domestic holiday meal, family gathering, or mid-century social dining insert.
Period detail: The clothing, table settings, taper candles, and color 8mm look may show an early-1960s California private holiday meal.
Home-movie behavior: Guests eat, lean over plates, talk across the long table, and occasionally look toward the home-movie camera in an unstaged private gathering.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a long dining table, seated adults, patterned shirts, dresses, bowls, cups, plates, candles, and dim interior lighting.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, color shift, and handheld framing that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief memory beat, holiday cutaway, family-dinner insert, or transition into domestic life in the 1960s.
Historical context: The scene reflects a private communal meal with adults gathered closely around a decorated table, suggesting holiday domestic life without identifying the household.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 California 8mm home movie, Christmas dinner, holiday meal, mid-century family gathering, and vintage dining table footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then California 1961 home movies, then broader 1960s holiday meal or family gathering scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 California 8mm frame of adults gathered at a long table with plates, cups, and candles in a dim private interior. — Guests sit closely around a long table during a festive meal.

Adults at a crowded 1961 California holiday meal, with candles, dishes, and cups visible along the long dining table. — The table is crowded with guests, candles, and meal settings.

Home-movie view of adults eating at a long holiday table in a dim California private interior, with 8mm grain and soft color. — Guests eat and lean toward their plates in the low-lit room.

Closer 1961 California home-movie frame of adults eating beside a long candlelit dining table with bowls, cups, and plates. — A closer angle shows guests eating along the candlelit table.

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