New York-1955: Family Sitting Around Table Eating Dinner And Celebrating Special

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Family Sitting Around Table Eating Dinner And... — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1955 captures a family gathering in New York, sharing a hearty dinner around a table laden with food. Men in button-down shirts and women in dresses laugh and pass dishes, including a prominent bowl of salad, in a warm, intimate setting. The scene culminates with a man proudly presenting a decorated cake, a clear sign of a special celebration. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic, mid-century American family moment.

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: 125503973

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 1038 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: rockefeller center rockettes, baby grag, sylvia,mom,jack,stuart,robert,toni
Reel-level year note: 1955
Reel-level location note: new york city
Date: 1955 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: 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s U.S. family-life sequences needing real home-movie dinner, celebration, or domestic gathering material.
Period detail: The clothing, table setting, interior colors, and 8mm look support a mid-1950s home interior, with New York supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal passing of food, seated conversation, and a man presenting a decorated cake for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include seated adults, a crowded dining table, serving bowls, plates, glasses, a decorated cake, and a modest private interior.
Film character: The footage has warm 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, slight blur, and handheld exposure shifts typical of family home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a domestic celebration insert, memory beat, family meal cutaway, or transition into a birthday or holiday scene.
Historical context: The clip shows a private mid-century family meal where food sharing and cake presentation suggest a small special occasion.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Searches such as 1950s New York family dinner, 8mm home movie cake celebration, and midcentury family meal footage match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1955 New York home interiors, then broader family dinner or cake celebration footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1955 New York home-movie frame of adults gathered around a dinner table as food is passed in a private interior. — Family members sit closely around a table during a home dinner gathering.

Adults in a 1955 New York family gathering pass a large serving bowl across a crowded dinner table. — A serving bowl is passed between family members at the table.

Home-movie view of a mid-1950s New York dinner table with adults seated close together and dishes spread out. — The camera looks over seated guests toward a table filled with dinner dishes.

A man in a private New York interior holds a decorated cake, suggesting a 1955 family celebration. — A man presents a decorated cake during the family gathering.

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