Westville New Jersey-1951: Dad Slices Cake and Raises Hand at Family Gathering

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Year1951
Decade1950s
LocationWestville, New Jersey, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1951 Westville New Jersey

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Dad Slices Cake and Raises Hand at Family Gathering — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1951, this vintage home movie captures a family gathering in Westville, New Jersey. A man in a blue patterned shirt and glasses sits at a table, slicing a layered cake with pink frosting. The scene is warmly lit, with a red bowl and other dishes visible, suggesting a holiday celebration. In subsequent frames, a man in a dark shirt raises his hand, possibly toasting or gesturing during conversation. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color shifts, evoking a nostalgic, intimate 1950s family moment. Ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 125884319

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1951 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: Westville, New Jersey, 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: 1951 8mm home-movie footage from Westville, New Jersey that can support documentary or editorial requests for informal mid-century family gathering material.
Period detail: The interior curtains, tabletop setting, dark shirts, and soft household lighting may show early-1950s domestic style, supported by the supplied 1951 Westville metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged gesture of an adult man raising his hand during conversation while another adult appears nearby in a private family-room setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adult men, a raised hand, a table edge, patterned curtains, a bright window, dark clothing, and dim interior household lighting.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, color shift, low interior exposure, and slight handheld instability that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, reaction beat, or transition within a sequence about family gatherings, domestic celebrations, or remembered mid-century interiors.
Historical context: The clip shows a small private indoor gathering rather than a public event, offering social context around casual family interaction and table-centered domestic life.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed even where footage copyright is separately licensed.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1951 8mm family gathering, Westville New Jersey home movie, man gesturing at table, and mid-century indoor family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1951 Westville family interiors, then broader 1950s home-movie clips of meals, cake, and gatherings.

Still Frames From This Clip

1951 Westville home-movie frame showing adult men inside a dim room near curtains and a bright window. — Adult men sit or stand near a table in a dim private interior.

Adult man gestures with a raised hand in a Westville, New Jersey home interior, filmed on 8mm in 1951. — A man raises his hand while seated indoors beside a bright window.

1951 home-movie frame of a man gesturing upward in a private Westville interior with curtains and window light behind him. — The man looks upward during a hand gesture in the family room.

Adult man appears to smile or talk while gesturing in a 1951 Westville family home-movie interior. — A man appears to smile or speak as his hand remains raised.

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