Michigan-1959: Women Singing And Celebrating At A Dinner Party

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationMichigan, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 in Michigan

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Women Singing And Celebrating At A Dinner Party — Clip Details

MICHIGAN-1959: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a lively indoor celebration. A woman in a vibrant blue sweater and statement necklace sings enthusiastically while holding a bottle, her face lit with joy. Another woman in a red top and glasses joins in, their laughter and animated expressions filling the room. The setting features patterned wallpaper and dark curtains, with a mirror reflecting the festive atmosphere. Shot on 8mm film, this archival footage offers a candid glimpse of mid-century American social life and domestic joy.

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: 127713555

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 2228 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: howard black,
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: flint michigan
Date: 1959 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Michigan, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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 American home-movie requests needing a brief indoor dinner-party singing or celebration moment.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1950s domestic decor, including patterned wallpaper, dark curtains, formal jewelry, eyeglasses and dressy party clothing.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the candid, unstaged reactions as adults sing, laugh and gather closely around a table in a private interior.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include singing women, eyeglasses, a green bottle, tableware, patterned wallpaper, dark curtains, a mirror and warm indoor lighting.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure and handheld framing that preserve the texture of a family home movie.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short memory beat, social-life cutaway, celebration insert or transition into domestic mid-century scenes.
Historical context: The footage provides a small visual record of adult socializing in a Michigan home setting without identifying the event or participants.
Research note: Visible faces and a private interior suggest likeness and property review may be needed, separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1959 Michigan home movies, women singing at a dinner party, 8mm indoor celebration and mid-century domestic footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Michigan 1959 material, then other home-movie scenes of adult parties and dining.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Michigan 1959 home-movie footage, a woman in a blue sweater sings in a curtained room as a man is partly seen at frame left. — A woman in a blue sweater sings during an indoor gathering.

In the Michigan 1959 interior scene, a woman in blue sings with a green bottle visible as another woman sits beside her. — The singing continues with a bottle and seated guests visible.

Michigan 1959 home-movie frame showing seated guests at a table, including a woman in blue and a woman with glasses in a dark top. — Seated guests sing and smile around the table.

In the Michigan 1959 party scene, a woman with glasses sings near bottles and a mirror reflecting guests and a bright indoor light. — A mirror catches the crowded room as a woman sings at the table.

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