Albany New York USA-1937: Lady Sipping Tea And Smiling With A Companion

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Year1937
Decade1930s
LocationAlbany, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1937 Albany New York

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Lady Sipping Tea And Smiling With A Companion — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Albany, New York, in 1937, showing a woman sipping tea at a dimly lit dinner table. She smiles warmly while seated beside a companion, with a candle flickering nearby. The grainy black-and-white film captures a nostalgic moment of domestic life, with soft lighting and period-appropriate clothing. The scene exudes intimacy and quiet joy, preserved in classic 8mm archival quality.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 120806515

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: 1937 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: Albany, New York, 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: This clip supports 1930s domestic-life and social-gathering requests needing real 8mm home-movie footage of adults seated at a dinner table in Albany, New York.
Period detail: The dark clothing, small dining glasses, candlelight, and black-and-white 8mm texture may show late-1930s informal dining customs in a private interior.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged reaction of a woman sipping from a cup and smiling toward the camera while companions sit close beside her.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult woman, nearby adult companions, a cup, stemmed glasses, folded table linen, a candle flame, patterned curtains, and a dim dinner-table setting.
Film character: The footage has heavy 8mm grain, soft focus, low-light contrast, and uneven exposure that give the short scene a tactile home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, memory beat, or domestic cutaway for family, hospitality, dining, or 1930s social-life sequences.
Historical context: The scene offers a small social view of adults gathered indoors around a table, with the camera positioned at close range rather than documenting a public event.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property considerations should be reviewed separately from any copyright or footage-license questions.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1937 Albany home movie dinner table, 1930s woman sipping tea, vintage 8mm social gathering, and black-and-white domestic interior footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Albany 1937 material, and then with related 1930s dining, family gathering, or candlelit interior footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1937 Albany home-movie footage, a woman raises a cup toward her mouth at a dim dinner table while adult companions sit beside her. — Woman lifting a cup at the table.

A smiling woman sits at a candlelit dining table in Albany, New York, with partially visible adult companions and table glassware around her. — Smiling woman seated with companions.

The woman smiles broadly at the dinner table, with glasses, folded linen, and a dark private interior visible in the 1937 Albany home-movie frame. — Woman smiling at the dinner table.

A smiling woman sits near a small candle flame at the dining table, with an adult man partially visible beside her in the Albany 1937 footage. — Woman beside candle and companion.

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