Albany New York-1955: Women at Party with Drinks

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

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Women at Party with Drinks — Clip Details

ALBANY NEW YORK-1955: Two adult women enjoy alcoholic beverages at a dimly lit party. The first woman wears a light-colored, textured dress with a high neckline, while the second is in a dark short-sleeved top. Both are seated in a dark, intimate setting, with the second woman holding a glass and later bringing it to her lips. The footage, shot on 8mm film, features heavy grain, deep shadows, and a cool color palette, capturing a candid moment of socializing and nostalgia from the mid-1950s.

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: 123433241

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

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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 home-movie requests needing candid adult socializing, private-party drinking, or intimate domestic celebration footage for documentary or period montage use.
Period detail: The clothing, dim interior, drinking glasses, and 8mm color home-movie look support a mid-1950s private party setting in Albany, New York, based on supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the candid, unstaged behavior as two seated adult women drink and react to the camera in a dark social setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult women, drinking glasses, a light textured dress, a dark short-sleeved top, deep shadows, seated poses, and a dark private interior.
Film character: Heavy 8mm grain, underexposed shadows, soft focus, cool color cast, and handheld framing give the clip a dense home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, party cutaway, memory beat, or transition within a sequence about midcentury social life or private celebrations.
Historical context: The footage shows adult women socializing with alcoholic drinks in a private indoor setting, offering visual context for informal midcentury leisure without proving a specific event.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property permissions may need review even if no logos, minors, or audible music are indicated.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s 8mm home movie women drinking at party, Albany New York private interior, candid cocktail party, and vintage adult social gathering footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Albany 1956 material, then broader 1950s home-movie party or private celebration scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Adult woman at a dim Albany, New York private party, seated in a light textured dress during 1950s home-movie footage. — A seated woman in a light dress looks toward the camera in the dark party setting.

Adult woman in a dark short-sleeved top holds a drink while seated in a dim private Albany party setting. — A woman in a dark top sits with a drink in the low light.

The seated woman turns in profile while holding her drink.

Adult woman raises a glass to drink in a dim Albany, New York private-party scene from 1950s 8mm footage. — The woman brings her glass to her lips in the dark interior.

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