Albany New York-1955: Men in Suits and Women at Formal Gathering

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

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Men in Suits and Women at Formal Gathering — Clip Details

ALBANY NEW YORK-1955: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a formal gathering in a dimly lit living room. Several men in dark suits and ties converse intently, while a woman in a light-colored dress sits in the background. A man in a patterned sweater serves food from a yellow bowl, and another woman in a vibrant red dress appears later, holding a white box. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, warm color tones, and a nostalgic, intimate atmosphere of a mid-century social event.

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: 123433461

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 editorial sequences needing intimate home-movie footage of adults socializing at a formal indoor gathering in Albany, New York.
Period detail: Dark suits, narrow ties, dresses, lace curtains, table lamps, and upholstered living-room seating may show mid-1950s domestic social style.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal, unstaged conversation as seated adults listen, share food, and move around a private living room.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include suited men, seated women, a patterned sweater, a yellow serving bowl, a white box, curtains, lamps, and living-room furniture.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, warm color shifts, visible grain, dim interior exposure, and a close handheld home-movie viewpoint.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, memory beat, or social-context insert for mid-century family, holiday, or gathering sequences.
Historical context: The clip shows adults gathered indoors in a private domestic setting, reflecting formal social visiting without supporting a specific public event claim.
Research note: People, faces, and a private interior are visible, so likeness, privacy, and property review may be needed in addition to copyright assessment.
Research search match: Searches for 1950s Albany home movie, adults in suits at party, formal living-room gathering, 8mm food sharing, or mid-century social visit may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Albany or 1956 home movies, then with other 1950s indoor social-gathering footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A 1950s Albany living-room gathering shows suited men in conversation while a man with his back to camera holds a serving bowl. — A man offers food while suited guests continue their conversation.

Suited men and a woman sit closely in a private Albany interior, with a sweatered man serving food in 1950s home-movie footage. — Guests sit close together while food is shared from a bowl.

At the Albany indoor gathering, a woman in a red dress stands with a white box while seated adults watch or converse nearby. — A woman in red stands beside seated guests holding a white box.

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