Michigan-1959: Family Passes Mashed Potatoes Around Table As They Enjoy Each Other's Company

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

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Family Passes Mashed Potatoes Around Table As They Enjoy... — Clip Details

MICHIGAN-1959: A vintage 8mm home movie captures two men sharing a meal at a table, one in a bright orange shirt and the other in a white dress shirt and tie. They pass a bowl of mashed potatoes, laughing and enjoying each other's company in a dimly lit room with deep blue tones. The grainy Super 8 film quality and warm, nostalgic atmosphere evoke mid-century American family gatherings. This authentic archival footage is ideal for documentaries, historical projects, and nostalgic content about 1950s 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: 125572812

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for late-1950s Michigan domestic home-movie footage showing adults sharing food at an indoor family table.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century dress and dining habits, with a white shirt and tie, an orange casual shirt, tableware, and a serving bowl visible.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged interaction as the men smile, talk, and pass mashed potatoes during a private meal.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, a bowl of mashed potatoes, cups, plates, a table surface, dim blue interior walls, and strong cast shadows.
Film character: The 8mm scan has coarse grain, soft focus, blue color cast, low-light exposure, and slight handheld framing that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a domestic insert, family-meal cutaway, transition into memory material, or brief social-life beat.
Historical context: The footage documents a private indoor meal and casual family-table exchange without enough visual evidence to identify an event or occasion.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness, privacy, and property considerations should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s Michigan home movie family dinner, 8mm adults passing food, vintage mashed potatoes at table, and mid-century domestic meal.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then Michigan 1959 material, then other 1950s home movies of meals, kitchens, and family gatherings.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1959 Michigan home-movie footage, two adult men sit at an indoor table while a serving bowl is passed nearby. — Two men sit together at a dimly lit table as food is served.

A 1959 Michigan dining-table moment shows one man serving mashed potatoes while another man watches and smiles. — Mashed potatoes are served beside two seated men at the table.

The home movie frames a smiling man in an orange shirt at a Michigan indoor meal, with tableware and food in front of him. — A seated man smiles during the meal as the table remains crowded with dishes.

Near the end of the 1959 Michigan clip, a man sits at the dining table as another person reaches across the frame. — A hand reaches across the table while the seated man remains in profile.

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