Ontario Canada-1958: Man Dressed in Black Pants and White Short-Sleeved Shirt Carving Roast Turkey

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationOntario, Canada
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Ontario Canada

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Man Dressed in Black Pants and White Short-Sleeved Shirt... — Clip Details

A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and dark pants carves a golden-brown roast turkey at a holiday dinner table in this 1958 Ontario, Canada, 8mm home movie. The festive table is set with patterned plates, condiment bottles, and side dishes, capturing a classic mid-century family gathering. The warm, slightly grainy footage shows the turkey being sliced with a carving fork and knife, evoking nostalgia for vintage Thanksgiving celebrations. The intimate, handheld camera work and soft lighting highlight the textures of the food and the era's domestic 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: 123611948

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: 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: Ontario, Canada 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: Useful for archival requests needing 1950s Canadian home-movie footage of a domestic holiday meal, turkey carving, or mid-century family dining detail.
Period detail: The patterned plates, small condiment glasses, tablecloth, and warm indoor lighting support a late-1950s domestic setting, with Ontario and 1958 supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera stays close to the table as an adult carves the turkey, preserving an unstaged family-meal moment rather than a posed portrait.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a roast turkey, carving fork and knife, a white short-sleeved shirt, dark pants, patterned plates, red condiment glasses, side dishes, and a tablecloth.
Film character: The 8mm footage has warm color, soft focus, visible grain, slight blur, and close handheld framing that give the meal scene tactile home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cutaway, memory beat, food-preparation insert, or transition into a family holiday dinner sequence.
Historical context: The clip shows a mid-century household meal ritual centered on carving a roast turkey, offering social context for domestic celebration and shared dining.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so copyright, likeness, and property considerations should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Ontario 8mm home movie turkey carving, vintage Canadian holiday dinner, mid-century family meal, and roast turkey table footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1958 Ontario home movies, then similar 1950s holiday meal or family dining clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In this 1958 Ontario home-movie frame, an adult in a white shirt carves a roast turkey at a crowded holiday dinner table. — Close view of turkey carving at a mid-century family dinner table.

An adult carves a golden roast turkey at an Ontario dinner table, with patterned dishes and small red glasses visible nearby. — Turkey is sliced on a decorated table with serving dishes and condiments nearby.

A 1958 home-movie frame shows an adult leaning over a roast turkey with carving utensils during a household meal. — The carver pauses over the turkey as the table setting fills the foreground.

The turkey is carved at a 1958 Ontario dinner table, with hands, plates, side dishes, and red condiment glasses in view. — Hands continue carving the roast turkey during the family dinner scene.

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