Albany New York-1955: Man In Hat And Coat Waving Then Entering Blue Car On The Street

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationAlbany, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man In Hat And Coat Waving Then Entering Blue Car On The... — Clip Details

ALBANY NEW YORK-1955: A man in a dark coat and fedora hat waves from a snowy residential street before walking to a vintage blue car and opening the door to enter. The scene, shot on 8mm film, captures a quiet winter day with snow on the ground and houses in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color shifts, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American life. The man's deliberate movements and the period details of the car and clothing provide authentic archival material for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123433006

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: 1956 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

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 1950s Albany home-movie footage for productions needing a winter residential street departure, period clothing, and a mid-century car interaction.
Period detail: The fedora, dark overcoat, rounded blue automobile, snow cover, and modest houses may show mid-1950s residential street life in Albany.
Home-movie behavior: The man waves toward the camera before walking to the car, giving the clip an unstaged family or visitor farewell moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a hat and coat, a blue vintage car, snowy ground, residential houses, smoke or steam, bare trees, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, handheld framing, visible grain, color shift, and contact-sheet gate edges that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, or transition for winter travel, family departure, or mid-century neighborhood atmosphere.
Historical context: The clip offers a small domestic view of car-centered postwar street life without supporting broader claims about the people or neighborhood.
Research note: A visible adult appears, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are readable, but copyright and any property or privacy issues should be checked separately.
Research search match: Searches for 1950s Albany 8mm winter street, man waving to camera, vintage blue car, fedora overcoat, and home-movie departure may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Albany 1956 winter material, then broader 1950s home-movie scenes of cars, snow, and family departures.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Albany home-movie footage from the 1950s, a man in a fedora and dark coat waves beside a snowy residential street. — A man waves from a snow-lined residential street before approaching a car.

A man in a fedora and overcoat stands by a blue mid-century car on a snowy Albany residential street. — The man turns toward a blue car parked along the winter street.

The man leans toward the blue car as if opening or entering it, with snow and houses visible behind him. — The man reaches the car and bends toward the door.

The blue car is prominent in the frame while the man is partly visible near the door on the snowy Albany street. — The car dominates the frame as the man moves into or beside it.

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