Albany New York-1955: Man in Gloves Offers Chocolate Treat

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

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Man in Gloves Offers Chocolate Treat — Clip Details

A man in a patterned sweater and white gloves sits in a dimly lit room, examining a white box. He opens it, revealing a chocolate treat, and then offers it toward the camera with a subtle smile. The scene, shot on 8mm film in 1955, captures a quiet, intimate moment of sharing. The warm lighting from a nearby lamp highlights the vintage decor and the man's focused expression, evoking a sense of nostalgia and domestic warmth. The grainy texture and color palette are characteristic of mid-century home movies.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 123433555

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 an intimate home-movie moment of an adult man offering a chocolate treat indoors.
Period detail: The patterned sweater, collared shirt, white gloves, table lamp, curtains, and upholstered chair may show mid-1950s home interior style.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears to inspect the box, look toward the camera, and offer the treat in an informal family-film exchange.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a seated man, white gloves, a white box, a dark chocolate piece, a table lamp, curtains, a chair, and a light-colored cabinet.
Film character: The 8mm color footage has soft focus, visible grain, warm indoor exposure, and slight frame instability consistent with home-movie filming.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, domestic cutaway, or memory beat for sharing food during a mid-century gathering.
Historical context: The scene reflects private indoor social life, with attention on a small offered treat rather than a public event or identifiable landmark.
Research note: A visible adult face and private interior suggest likeness and property review may be needed, separate from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Search matches include 1950s 8mm home movie man offering chocolate, Albany domestic interior, white gloves, and family gathering treat.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then Albany or 1956 home interiors, then broader 1950s party, food sharing, and domestic gathering footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Albany home-movie footage from 1956, a seated man in a patterned sweater and white gloves looks down at a white box indoors. — A seated man examines a white box beside a lamp in a dim private interior.

The man sits beside a lamp holding a white box, with a dark chocolate treat visible against the bright packaging. — The opened box reveals a dark treat as the man holds it in his lap.

The man looks toward the camera from a chair, holding the open white box in a 1956 Albany domestic interior. — The seated man turns toward the camera while holding the treat box.

The man reaches forward with the white box as if offering the chocolate treat to the home-movie camera. — The man extends the box toward the camera in a gesture of sharing.

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