Albany New York-1955: Lady in Navy Dress Drinks Wine Beside Christmas Tree

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

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Lady in Navy Dress Drinks Wine Beside Christmas Tree — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Albany, New York, in 1955 captures a festive holiday gathering. A woman in a navy dress sips wine in a dimly lit room, her hand raised to her lips. The scene shifts to a brightly decorated Christmas tree adorned with colorful lights and ornaments, surrounded by wrapped gifts. Another woman in a red dress carries a bowl, moving through the room as guests gather. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and a nostalgic, intimate atmosphere of a mid-century family celebration.

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: 123433272

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful 1950s Albany home-movie material for productions needing an intimate holiday gathering, Christmas tree cutaway, or mid-century family party insert.
Period detail: The decorated tree, tinsel, wrapped gifts, dresses, domestic fireplace, and dim interior lighting may show mid-1950s Christmas customs in a private Albany home.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in unstaged family activity: a woman drinks beside the tree, gifts are handled, and guests move through the room during a small holiday gathering.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman with a glass, a lit Christmas tree with tinsel, wrapped presents, a fireplace, upholstered chairs, bowls, and seated guests.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, saturated holiday colors, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a holiday memory beat, domestic-life cutaway, Christmas transition, or brief insert between broader 1950s family scenes.
Historical context: The clip documents a private mid-century Christmas gathering, with attention on domestic decoration, gift exchange, and informal social movement rather than a public event.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property considerations may remain separate from any copyright or footage licensing review.
Research search match: Search matches include 1950s Albany Christmas home movie, 8mm holiday party interior, woman drinking by Christmas tree, and mid-century family gathering footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Albany or 1956 family interiors, then broader 1950s Christmas tree, gift, and holiday party footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a dim Albany home interior, a woman in a dark navy dress holds a glass near her face during the holiday gathering. — A woman pauses with a drink in the low-lit room.

A lit Christmas tree with silver tinsel, colorful ornaments, and wrapped gifts appears inside the Albany home. — The camera lingers on the decorated tree and presents.

Wrapped boxes and bags are clustered under the Christmas tree, with a person's hand partly visible at the side. — Wrapped presents fill the area beneath the tree.

A woman in a red dress carries bowls through a living room while guests sit near a fireplace in the Albany home. — A woman carries bowls as guests gather in the living room.

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