Wheeling Ohio-1957: Couple Celebrates Christmas With Alcohol And Decorated Tree

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationWheeling, Ohio, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 Wheeling Ohio

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Couple Celebrates Christmas With Alcohol And Decorated Tree — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1957 captures a festive holiday gathering in Wheeling, Ohio. A man in a green cardigan and tie pours alcohol while a woman in a dark dress laughs and drinks from a glass. They stand near a decorated Christmas tree with tinsel and lights, with an older woman seated in the foreground. The scene, shot on 8mm film, features warm, saturated colors and the characteristic grain of mid-century home movies, evoking a nostalgic, intimate family 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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127278049

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1957 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: Wheeling, Ohio, 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 U.S. home-movie requests needing a brief holiday-party insert with adults drinking beside Christmas decor.
Period detail: The decorated tree, tinsel, domestic furniture, dress, cardigan and tie support a mid-century family-interior setting consistent with the 1957 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is unstaged household interaction as a woman laughs and drinks while a man pours alcohol near seated family in a private room.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adults standing, an older seated woman, a decorated Christmas tree, tinsel, wall sconces, framed wall art, a sideboard and a bottle.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, saturated color, visible grain, slight exposure variation and handheld framing typical of mid-century home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quick memory beat, holiday gathering cutaway, domestic celebration insert or transition within a family-history sequence.
Historical context: The scene shows Christmas socializing inside a private Wheeling, Ohio home, with adults sharing drinks in a domestic holiday setting.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed even if copyright status is handled separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s Christmas home movie, 8mm holiday party, Wheeling Ohio family celebration, adults drinking at Christmas and decorated tree interior.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1957 Wheeling home interiors, then broader 1950s Christmas and family-party footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Wheeling, Ohio home-movie frame showing adults with drinks beside a tinsel Christmas tree and an older seated woman. — Adults gather with drinks near a decorated Christmas tree in a private holiday interior.

In a 1957 Wheeling, Ohio home interior, a man drinks while a woman holds a bottle beside Christmas tree decorations. — A man drinks as a woman holds the bottle beside the Christmas tree.

Home-movie frame from 1957 Wheeling, Ohio showing a smiling woman with a glass and a man pouring or handling alcohol. — The standing pair share drinks in front of holiday decorations and a seated older woman.

1957 Wheeling, Ohio home-movie frame of a man pouring alcohol as a woman smiles near a lit, tinsel-covered Christmas tree. — A man pours from a bottle while the woman smiles during the Christmas gathering.

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