Jones Beach New York-1956: A Man Enjoying A Picnic With Family

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationJones Beach, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 Jones Beach New York

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A Man Enjoying A Picnic With Family — Clip Details

A man in a blue and white plaid shirt and glasses enjoys a picnic at Jones Beach, New York, in 1956. He eats from a container while seated at a table with a red ketchup bottle, a blue cup, and a wrapped sandwich. The 8mm home movie footage captures candid moments of the man talking and eating, with another person in a plaid shirt visible beside him. The scene is bathed in natural daylight, with a warm, nostalgic color palette and the characteristic grain of vintage Super 8 film. This authentic slice of mid-century Americana is ideal for documentaries, nostalgic content, and historical projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 125304791

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: Yes
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: Jones Beach, 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: Supports 1950s family picnic and leisure requests with candid home-movie footage suitable for documentary inserts, memory sequences, and social-history context.
Period detail: The plaid shirts, plastic cups, picnic containers, and 8mm color stock support a mid-1950s leisure setting, with Jones Beach and 1956 supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in an unstaged seated picnic moment as an older man talks, eats, and gestures while family members sit close around the table.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in glasses, plaid shirts, red squeeze bottle, blue cup, wrapped sandwich or snack bag, food tin, picnic tabletop, and bright outdoor daylight.
Film character: The clip has warm 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that reads as authentic family-shot material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, family-memory insert, picnic detail, or transition beat within a mid-century leisure or beach-day sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows informal outdoor eating among family or companions, useful for illustrating everyday leisure and food routines without making broader claims.
Research note: People and possible product packaging are visible, so likeness and brand review may be needed in addition to any copyright assessment for the footage.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s family picnic 8mm, Jones Beach home movie, mid-century outdoor eating, older man at picnic table, and vintage New York beach outing.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1956 Jones Beach material, then broader 1950s family picnic, beach leisure, and outdoor meal footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

At Jones Beach in 1956, a man in glasses and a blue plaid shirt sits at a picnic table with cups and food containers in bright daylight. — A seated man pauses at a picnic table with drinks and food close by.

At the 1956 Jones Beach picnic, the man is partly turned toward the camera with picnic cups and containers in the foreground. — The man looks toward the camera area as picnic items fill the foreground.

A profile view catches the man beside tabletop food and picnic supplies.

The Jones Beach home movie frames the man speaking or gesturing at the picnic table, with family members and food containers around him. — The man appears to talk while seated among family and picnic supplies.

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