Albany New York-1955: Woman Sits in Dimly Lit Room with Drink

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

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Woman Sits in Dimly Lit Room with Drink — Clip Details

ALBANY NEW YORK-1955: A woman in a textured, light-colored dress sits in a dimly lit room, holding a glass and sipping a drink. The scene captures a quiet, intimate moment from a 1950s home movie, with soft lighting and a grainy 8mm film aesthetic. The background is dark, focusing attention on her relaxed posture and the subtle movement of her hand. This vintage footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century domestic life, perfect for historical or editorial projects.

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: 123433223

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: 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s domestic-life requests needing Albany home-movie footage of a quiet indoor party or holiday gathering with an adult woman drinking.
Period detail: The light dress, dark interior, small glass, upholstered chair and decorated tree may show mid-1950s home entertaining in a private residence.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in an unstaged seated moment as the woman raises and lowers a drink while the camera observes from close range.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a decorated tree, wrapped or boxed items, patterned carpet, dark room, seated adult woman, small drinking glass and upholstered chair.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, heavy grain, low available light and uneven exposure that give the scene a private home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as an intimate insert, party cutaway, holiday memory beat or transition within a mid-century domestic sequence.
Historical context: The clip shows private indoor leisure and social drinking in a home setting, offering visual context for mid-century family or party life without identifying the participants.
Research note: Adult faces and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property permissions should be reviewed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Searches such as 1950s Albany home movie, woman drinking in chair, private holiday party, 8mm domestic interior and mid-century home gathering may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Albany 1956 interiors, then broader 1950s home-party or holiday-gathering footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Albany 1956 home-movie frame showing a decorated tree, boxes and gift items on a patterned carpet in a private interior. — Decorated tree and gift items on a patterned carpet.

Albany 1956 home-movie frame of an adult woman seated in a dim private room, holding a small glass beside an upholstered chair. — Seated woman holds a drink in low interior light.

Albany 1956 home-movie frame showing an adult woman in a light textured dress sipping from a small glass in a private room. — Woman sips from a small glass while seated indoors.

Albany 1956 home-movie frame of a seated adult woman holding a drink and looking down in a low-lit private interior. — Seated woman lowers her drink and looks down.

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