Hagerstown Maryland USA-1958: Candlelight Dinner Table Setting

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationHagerstown, Maryland, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Candlelight Dinner Table Setting — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Hagerstown, Maryland, 1958, captures a dimly lit dining room prepared for a romantic evening. A table is set with a patterned tablecloth, red candles, and a centerpiece, while a china cabinet holds glassware in the background. The grainy, warm-toned footage evokes a nostalgic, intimate atmosphere of a special night, likely a surprise dinner or anniversary celebration. The scene is still, focusing on the carefully arranged table setting, with subtle shifts in lighting and focus across the frames. This authentic slice of mid-century American domestic life is ideal for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-accurate storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
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: 123606209

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: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 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: Hagerstown, Maryland, 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: Supports requests for 1950s American home interiors, candlelit dining table inserts, and domestic romance or anniversary atmosphere in documentary or period edits.
Period detail: The tablecloth, red taper candles, china cabinet, glassware, and dim interior lighting may show mid-century domestic dining customs in a Hagerstown, Maryland home.
Home-movie behavior: The camera lingers on a prepared table without people, giving the scene the unstaged feel of a family member documenting a special private dinner setup.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a patterned tablecloth, two red candles, a decorative centerpiece, a china cabinet, glassware, wall plate, chairs, and dark dining-room shadows.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, heavy grain, low-light exposure shifts, and warm color cast that preserve the intimate texture of original home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet insert, memory beat, domestic transition, or establishing cutaway before a family celebration or romantic dinner scene.
Historical context: The footage offers visual context for private mid-century entertaining, emphasizing a carefully arranged dining table rather than public events or named participants.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but the scene appears to be a private interior, so property and copyright review should remain separate from likeness concerns.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1958 Hagerstown home movie candlelight dinner, 1950s dining room table setting, 8mm domestic romance, and vintage china cabinet interior.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Hagerstown or 1958 home interiors, and then with broader 1950s dinner, romance, or family celebration footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Hagerstown home-movie frame showing a candlelit dining table, patterned cloth, centerpiece, and china cabinet in a private interior. — A dim dining room table is arranged with red candles, a centerpiece, and patterned table linen.

Candlelit dining setup in a Hagerstown, Maryland private home, with red tapers, centerpiece, patterned cloth, and glassware behind. — The arranged table remains still, framed against a cabinet filled with dishes and glassware.

Low-light 8mm frame of a 1958 Hagerstown dining table with red candles, a centerpiece, patterned cloth, and cabinet in the background. — Dark framing and soft focus emphasize the candlelit table prepared in the dining room.

Final 1958 Hagerstown frame showing the candlelit table from a slightly shifted angle, with a bright doorway or reflection at left. — A slight camera shift reveals a bright area at left while the candlelit table and cabinet remain visible.

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