Nebraska-1955: A Cigar Break During The Christmas Party

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationNebraska, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1955 Nebraska

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A Cigar Break During The Christmas Party — Clip Details

NEBRASKA-1955: A man in a white shirt and suspenders relaxes on a sofa, taking a break during a Christmas celebration. The scene opens on a decorated fireplace mantel with garland, ornaments, and a Santa figurine, next to a lit Christmas tree with red lights and silver tinsel. The man, holding a cigar, pauses thoughtfully before bringing it to his mouth. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures the warm, nostalgic atmosphere of a mid-century holiday gathering with soft lighting and authentic film grain.

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: 127461466

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: 1955 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: Nebraska, 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 holiday-party cutaway, domestic Christmas detail, or a quiet adult pause within family footage.
Period detail: The frames show mid-century domestic Christmas decor, including a tinsel tree, mantel garland, stockings, candles, and a man in shirt sleeves with suspenders.
Home-movie behavior: The value is the unstaged pause: an adult party guest reclines indoors, adjusts his face or glasses, and brings a cigar to his mouth between holiday moments.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a decorated fireplace mantel, Christmas stockings, garland, candles, a lit tinsel tree, framed wall art, a sofa, and a man holding a cigar.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, warm indoor exposure, visible grain, slight gate edges, and contact-sheet framing that preserve the home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a holiday interior insert, a memory beat between group scenes, or a cutaway suggesting adult conversation during a Christmas gathering.
Historical context: The clip shows private-home holiday customs in Nebraska in 1955, with domestic decorations and informal adult leisure visible rather than a staged public event.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so copyright status should be considered separately from any likeness or property permissions needed for use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1955 Nebraska 8mm Christmas home movie, mid-century holiday party interior, man smoking cigar, and vintage family celebration footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Nebraska 1955 holiday interiors, then broader 1950s Christmas home-movie or adult party footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Nebraska 1955 home-movie frame showing a Christmas mantel with garland and a lit tinsel tree in a private interior. — A decorated mantel and Christmas tree establish the holiday interior.

Nebraska 1955 frame of a decorated fireplace mantel with stockings, garland, candles, and wall art above it. — Holiday decorations fill the mantel before the scene shifts to the party guest.

Nebraska 1955 home-movie frame showing a man in a white shirt and suspenders reclining on a sofa during a Christmas gathering. — A man reclines on the sofa during a quiet break in the holiday party.

Nebraska 1955 frame of a man in shirt sleeves and suspenders reclining indoors while holding a cigar near his mouth. — The party guest raises a cigar while seated on the sofa.

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