Hicksville New York-1956: Elderly Women In Living Room With Presents

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationHicksville, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1954 Hicksville New York

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Elderly Women In Living Room With Presents — Clip Details

HICKSVILLE NEW YORK-1956: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a group of elderly women in a cozy living room, smiling and conversing. One woman in a black floral dress holds a stack of wrapped presents, her face lit with joy. The scene features a classic lamp, lace curtains, and a fireplace mantel, evoking a warm, nostalgic 1950s holiday atmosphere. The footage shows natural, unscripted interactions, with subtle camera movement and the characteristic grain of Super 8 film. This authentic slice of mid-century domestic life is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 123441372

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1956 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Hicksville, New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Suits requests for 1950s American domestic life, holiday gatherings, or women's social bonds for documentary, editorial, or nostalgia-driven production use.
Period detail: Dark-framed cat-eye glasses, floral-print housedress, fabric lampshades, and wallpapered walls are consistent with mid-1950s suburban American domestic interiors.
Home-movie behavior: Unscripted moments of women glancing off-camera, conversing, and holding gifts capture the unstaged intimacy of a private holiday gathering shot by a family member.
What appears in frame: Two women in a living room, one in a dark floral dress with cat-eye glasses holding wrapped gifts, fabric-shade table lamp, upholstered armchair, patterned wallpaper, curtained window.
Film character: Warm Kodachrome-like color saturation, moderate grain, slight vignetting at frame edges, and occasional soft focus give the footage authentic 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: Works as a memory insert, holiday-gathering cutaway, or nostalgic domestic transition beat in a mid-century American life sequence.
Historical context: Gift-exchange scenes in mid-1950s home movies reflect postwar suburban social life; Hicksville, Long Island was among the rapidly growing suburban communities of that era.
Research note: Identifiable adult faces visible throughout; likeness rights for private individuals cannot be confirmed; private interior depicted; production clearance advice is required.
Research search match: 1950s women living room holiday gifts home movie 8mm color suburban New York elderly gathering.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same Hicksville reel, then 1950s Long Island domestic footage, then holiday gift-exchange home movie scenes from the Northeast.

Still Frames From This Clip

Woman in 1950s floral housedress and cat-eye glasses seated in armchair holding wrapped presents, domestic living room interior, Hicksville New York, circa 1956. — Woman holding wrapped gifts in armchair, living room, circa 1956.

Woman in dark floral dress and cat-eye glasses facing camera with gifts on lap, large fabric table lamp behind her, 1950s domestic living room interior. — Woman with gifts on lap, 1950s living room, circa 1956.

Two women in a 1950s domestic interior; woman in dark floral dress with glasses at center, second older woman in lighter clothing at right, partial figure at left frame edge. — Two women conversing in 1950s living room, circa 1956.

Two women in conversation in a 1950s domestic living room; woman in dark floral dress gesturing at right, older woman with lighter hair at left, amber table lamp visible behind them. — Two women in conversation, 1950s domestic setting, circa 1956.

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