Albany New York-1955: Woman Offering Chocolates to Two Men

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

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Woman Offering Chocolates to Two Men — Clip Details

ALBANY NEW YORK-1955: A woman in a vibrant red dress stands in a dimly lit living room, offering a white box to two men seated on a sofa. The men, dressed in dark suits and ties, appear to be in conversation as she hands them what appears to be chocolates. The scene, captured on 8mm film, features vintage decor including a lamp and patterned wallpaper, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American home gathering. The grainy, warm-toned footage captures a candid moment of social interaction.

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: 123433502

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-life requests needing an interior social gathering, hostess gesture, or informal party detail from Albany-area 8mm footage.
Period detail: The dark suits, formal dress, table lamp, curtains, mantel, and patterned domestic decor may show mid-century American living-room style.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged exchange as a woman offers a box to seated guests while others watch and converse nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a red dress, suited men on a sofa, a woman seated behind them, a white box, lamp, curtains, mantel, and dim living-room furnishings.
Film character: The clip has a grainy 8mm look with warm color, soft focus, low interior exposure, and slight handheld framing that preserve a home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, party cutaway, hospitality beat, or memory fragment within a 1950s family or social-life sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents a small domestic gathering where guests are formally dressed and a hostess appears to serve sweets in a private living room.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property context may need review separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Researcher searches might include 1950s Albany home movie, woman serving chocolates, living room party, suited men on sofa, and 8mm family gathering.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel party footage, then Albany or 1956 domestic interiors, then broader 1950s home entertaining and holiday gathering material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Albany-area 1950s home-movie frame showing a woman in a red dress offering a white box to suited men seated in a living room. — A woman in red stands beside seated guests while holding out a white box in the living room.

1950s Albany home gathering frame with a woman in red leaning over a white box near suited men and another seated woman. — The woman leans in toward the group as the white box rests near the seated guests.

Albany 1950s living-room scene with suited men seated close together as a woman in red reaches toward a white box. — Guests sit closely together while the woman reaches toward the box at the center of the group.

1950s Albany home-movie frame showing a woman in red holding a white box beside suited guests in a dim living room. — The woman stands at the side of the seated group with the box as the conversation continues.

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