Westville New Jersey-1951: Friends Enjoying A Dinner Drinking Wine And Celebrating Christmas

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

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Friends Enjoying A Dinner Drinking Wine And Celebrating... — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1951 captures a cozy dinner gathering in Westville, New Jersey. Two men sit at a table, one in a blue shirt and the other in a white shirt and tie, sharing drinks and conversation. A decorated Christmas tree with glowing lights is visible in the background, adding to the festive atmosphere. The scene is warmly lit, with floral curtains and a table set with bottles and glasses, evoking a sense of mid-century domestic life and holiday celebration.

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: 125884469

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: Useful for 1950s editorial or documentary sequences needing domestic holiday dinner footage with adults drinking and socializing in a private New Jersey home.
Period detail: Visible clues include men's shirts and ties, floral curtains, glass bottles, small table settings, and a lit Christmas tree consistent with mid-century home-movie scenes.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves informal, unstaged dinner-table conversation, drinking, and holiday hosting behavior seen from a close family-camera perspective.
What appears in frame: Frames show two adult men at a table, glasses and bottles, floral curtains, a decorated Christmas tree, red candles, and a partially seen woman serving or moving nearby.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, warm indoor exposure, visible grain, dark shadows, and slight handheld framing that support its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a holiday memory beat, domestic-life cutaway, dinner-party insert, or transition into mid-century family celebration material.
Historical context: The scene documents adult socializing around a Christmas dinner table in a private home, offering visual context for postwar-era family and friend gatherings.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property considerations may require review separate from any footage copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s 8mm Christmas dinner, New Jersey home movie holiday party, adults drinking wine at dinner, and mid-century private home gathering.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then Westville or 1951 material, then broader 1950s Christmas, dinner-party, and domestic-interior scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1951 Westville, New Jersey home-movie frame, an adult man in a blue shirt sits at a table with a drink and a lit Christmas tree behind him. — Man seated at a holiday dinner table with glassware and Christmas lights behind him.

Two adult men sit at a dinner table in a private Westville home, with bottles, glasses, floral curtains, and Christmas tree lights visible. — Two men share drinks at a holiday dinner table inside a private home.

A partially visible woman reaches across a crowded dinner table as an adult man sits behind bottles, glasses, and red candles in the holiday interior. — Partially seen woman reaches across the holiday dinner table with bottles and candles in view.

Man in shirt and tie seated in profile during the indoor dinner gathering.

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