Wheeling Ohio-1957: Old Home Film Footage Of A Cocktail Party Showing A Woman In Red And Blue Dresses

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationWheeling, Ohio, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 Wheeling Ohio

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Old Home Film Footage Of A Cocktail Party Showing A... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a lively cocktail party in Wheeling, Ohio. Guests in period attire mingle in a dimly lit room with green walls and patterned curtains. A woman in a vibrant red dress and another in a blue dress with rolled sleeves are seen conversing near a table with bottles and candles. A man in a dark suit stands nearby, contributing to the intimate, nostalgic atmosphere of this classic American social gathering.

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: 127278625

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: 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 American home-movie requests needing an intimate indoor cocktail party, adult guests in formal attire, and social gathering atmosphere.
Period detail: The dresses, suits, table candles, patterned curtains, and dim domestic room may show mid-century social style consistent with the 1957 Wheeling, Ohio metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in unstaged party movement, with guests leaning in, talking, holding drinks, and briefly turning through a handheld family-camera viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adult guests, red and blue dresses, dark suits, a green-walled room, patterned curtains, table bottles, small candles, and a shaded lamp.
Film character: The Super 8 look has soft focus, visible grain, uneven low-light exposure, dark frame edges, and handheld framing that preserve the home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a memory beat, social-life cutaway, domestic party insert, or transition into mid-century family and community scenes.
Historical context: The clip documents an indoor adult gathering in a private home setting, offering visual context for mid-century dress, entertaining, and informal social behavior.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property permissions should be reviewed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1957 Super 8 cocktail party footage, Wheeling Ohio home movie, 1950s adults socializing indoors, and women in red and blue dresses.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1957 Wheeling home movies, then broader 1950s indoor party or cocktail gathering footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 home-movie frame from Wheeling, Ohio showing adults at an indoor party near patterned curtains and table candles. — Adults mingle in a dim private room as a man stands with his back to the camera near candles.

1957 Wheeling, Ohio party scene with women in blue and red dresses beside bottles and a man in a dark suit. — Two women stand near a table of bottles while a suited man holds a drink at the edge of the room.

Home-movie frame of a 1957 Wheeling cocktail party with guests talking beside bottles, candles, and a lamp. — Guests gather around the refreshment table as a suited man lifts a drink in the background.

1957 Wheeling, Ohio indoor party frame with two women talking near a bottle-covered table and a suited man nearby. — Women in red and blue dresses converse beside the table as a man in a suit stands nearby.

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