Nebraska-1955: People Gathered Around Table at Night

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationNebraska, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1955 Nebraska

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People Gathered Around Table at Night — Clip Details

NEBRASKA-1955: A dimly lit, grainy 8mm home movie captures a nighttime gathering of people around a table, likely a dinner or social event. The low-light conditions create silhouettes and shadows, with figures in period clothing visible in the dark. The footage shows a casual, intimate atmosphere with people seated and interacting, possibly sharing food and conversation. The handheld camera movement and film grain add to the authentic, nostalgic feel of this vintage 1950s home movie.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127464391

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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: 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Nebraska home-movie requests needing a brief nighttime social gathering or dinner-table atmosphere for documentary, museum, or editorial edits.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-1950s clothing and table service in a dark indoor or evening setting, though low exposure limits precise identification of details.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal, unstaged presence of people gathered close together around a table, with gestures and conversation implied by their posture.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include seated and standing adults, a table with food or serving items, dark room surroundings, silhouettes, light clothing, and handheld framing.
Film character: The 8mm texture shows heavy grain, low-light exposure, deep shadows, soft focus, and slight handheld instability consistent with home-movie filming.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a memory beat, nighttime dinner cutaway, social transition, or atmospheric insert for family and community gathering sequences.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for private social life and casual group meals in a midcentury home-movie record without identifying a specific occasion.
Research note: People are visible and faces may be partially discernible, so likeness review may be needed even though no logos, music, or clear private-property identifiers are visible.
Research search match: Search matches include 1955 Nebraska home movie gathering, 1950s dinner table footage, nighttime family social scene, and grainy 8mm indoor gathering.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Nebraska 1955 home-movie scenes, then broader 1950s family dinners or nighttime gatherings.

Still Frames From This Clip

Low-light 1955 Nebraska 8mm frame showing adults gathered near a table, with one light-shirted figure most visible in shadow. — Adults gather around a dim table in a nighttime social scene.

Dim 1955 Nebraska home-movie frame with shadowed adults around a table and faint highlights on dishes or serving objects. — Shadowed figures sit and stand around a table with faint serving items.

Low-exposure 1955 Nebraska frame showing seated figures at a table with food or dishes, filmed in grainy 8mm home-movie style. — Seated guests appear beside a table with food or dishes in low light.

1955 Nebraska home-movie frame showing a dim table with food or serving items and nearby adults in deep shadow. — Food or serving items sit on the table as adults remain mostly in shadow.

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