Michigan-1959: Family Dining and Goodbye Farewell

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationMichigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 in Michigan

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Family Dining and Goodbye Farewell — Clip Details

MICHIGAN-1959: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a family gathering around a dining table, likely during breakfast or lunch. An older woman in a green cardigan and glasses sits beside a young man in a red vest and bow tie, both sharing a warm, nostalgic moment. The man smiles and gestures while the woman waves goodbye, suggesting a tender farewell. The scene unfolds in a mid-century home with wood-paneled walls, a potted plant, and classic tableware, all rendered in the soft, grainy quality of 8mm film. This authentic slice of Americana evokes deep nostalgia and is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or historical storytelling.

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: 125572246

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 2228 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: howard black,
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: flint michigan
Date: 1959 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: Michigan, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s Michigan home-movie footage for edits needing an intimate family dining, goodbye, or domestic memory moment.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century interior details including wood-paneled walls, tableware, a potted plant, glasses, cardigan, and a young man in a vest with bow tie.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged table interaction, with an older woman and young man looking toward the camera, smiling, gesturing, and acknowledging the filmer.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adults at a dining table, bowls, cups, utensils, wood paneling, a tabletop appliance, and a leafy houseplant.
Film character: The 8mm texture shows soft focus, visible grain, warm color shift, uneven exposure, and handheld framing typical of home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for family gathering, farewell, aging, or domestic Americana sequences.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for private family dining and intergenerational home life in a mid-century American interior, without identifying the people shown.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property considerations may require review separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1950s Michigan family dining home movie, 8mm farewell at table, vintage domestic interior, and older woman waving goodbye.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel scenes, then other Michigan 1959 family interiors, then broader themes of dining, farewell, and home-movie memory.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Michigan home-movie frame showing an older woman in glasses beside young men at a dining table in a private interior. — Family members sit around a dining table in a wood-paneled room.

1959 Michigan home-movie frame with an older woman and a young man in a red vest seated at a dining table with bowls and cups. — An older woman and young man share a quiet moment at the table.

1959 Michigan home-movie frame showing an older woman gesturing at a dining table as a young man in a red vest looks toward the camera. — The older woman lifts her hand while the young man faces the camera.

1959 Michigan home-movie frame with an older woman and smiling young man at a dining table, partly framed by a houseplant. — Two family members look toward the camera at the end of the table scene.

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