New York-1955: Men And Women Sitting At Table In Restaurant With Cake

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

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Men And Women Sitting At Table In Restaurant With Cake — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1955: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a lively family gathering in a cozy, dimly lit restaurant. A man in a white shirt gestures animatedly while smoking, seated at a table with women in 1950s attire. The table is set with a cake, cups, and jars, suggesting a celebration. The scene features warm, saturated colors and the characteristic grain of 8mm film, with subjects laughing and conversing in a nostalgic, intimate atmosphere.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 125504274

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 1950s New York home-movie footage for documentary or education edits needing a small indoor restaurant celebration with adults at a table.
Period detail: The clothing, table setting, smoking, cake, and warm restaurant booth interior support a mid-1950s social gathering, consistent with the supplied 1955 New York metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in relaxed, unstaged behavior as adults laugh, talk, smoke, and turn toward the handheld camera during a private celebration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adults seated around a table, a cake, cups, small jars, green booth seating, patterned walls, mirrors, and dim restaurant lighting.
Film character: The 8mm image has saturated color, soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that give it clear home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a memory beat, family celebration insert, restaurant cutaway, or transitional glimpse of mid-century social life.
Historical context: The clip shows adults gathered informally in a restaurant booth, suggesting everyday family or social celebration rather than a public event.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed in addition to any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1950s New York 8mm restaurant gathering, family celebration with cake, adults smoking at table, or vintage home movie dinner.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel family footage, then other 1955 New York interiors, then broader mid-century restaurant or celebration scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1955 New York 8mm frame of adults at a dim restaurant table with a cake as a man in a white shirt gestures toward the camera. — Adults gather around a restaurant table with a cake while a man gestures and others look on.

1955 New York restaurant scene with a man smoking at a table while women sit nearby around a cake and tableware. — A man smokes at the restaurant table as women sit nearby during the gathering.

1955 New York home-movie frame of women at a restaurant booth, with cake, cups, and a foreground figure in soft focus. — Women sit and laugh near the cake while the handheld camera catches the crowded booth.

1955 New York restaurant gathering with adults seated around a table, a cake at center, and a woman in front eating or touching her mouth. — The group remains seated around the table as the camera frames the cake and surrounding adults.

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