Hicksville New York-1957: Husband and Wife Enjoying Dinner

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationHicksville, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1954 Hicksville New York

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Husband and Wife Enjoying Dinner — Clip Details

A man in a white dress shirt and black tie sits at a dimly lit dinner table, sipping from a glass. The scene, shot on 8mm film in 1957, captures a quiet domestic moment. A woman in a patterned blouse and glasses joins him, smiling as they share a meal. The warm, grainy footage shows vintage tableware and a cozy, intimate atmosphere, evoking mid-century American family life.

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: 123447460

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 1256 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #8
Reel-level year note: 1957-1958
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1957 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: Hicksville, 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 domestic-life requests needing real 8mm footage of an adult couple at an informal dinner table in a private home.
Period detail: The white dress shirt, dark tie, patterned blouse, glasses, tableware, and warm interior lighting may show mid-century American home dining details.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the quiet, unstaged interaction as the man drinks at the table and the woman turns toward him during a casual meal.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adults, a dinner table, drinking glasses, cups, papers or napkins, patterned blouse, eyeglasses, and a dim private interior.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, uneven exposure, dark interior shadows, and a handheld home-movie feel that supports its archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, domestic memory beat, or cutaway for mid-century family life, marriage, meals, or private interiors.
Historical context: The footage places adult household dining within a modest private setting, offering visual context for everyday social routines rather than a public event.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property considerations should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1957 Hicksville New York home movie dinner, 1950s husband and wife eating, vintage 8mm domestic interior, and mid-century family meal.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Hicksville 1957 home interiors, then related 1950s family meals, couples, kitchens, and domestic gatherings.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1957 Hicksville home-movie frame, an older man in a white shirt and dark tie sits at a dark dinner table with a glass. — An older man sits at the dinner table with a drink in a dim private interior.

The man sits at the table in the Hicksville interior, looking down toward a glass and table items under low light. — The man looks down at the table while seated with a drink and dishes nearby.

A woman in glasses and a patterned blouse sits near the table in the 1957 Hicksville home-movie interior, partly obscured by shadow. — A woman in a patterned blouse turns beside the table in the dim room.

The woman sits at the Hicksville dinner table in a patterned blouse and glasses, with cups and papers or napkins visible nearby. — The woman sits at the dinner table with cups and table items nearby.

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