Albany New York-1955: Man Examining Box of Chocolates in Home

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

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Man Examining Box of Chocolates in Home — Clip Details

ALBANY NEW YORK-1955: A man in a patterned sweater and white gloves sits in a dimly lit room with vintage wallpaper, carefully handling a white box of chocolates. He examines the box closely, then looks up as a woman in a pink coat briefly enters the frame. The scene captures a quiet, intimate moment from a 1950s home movie, with warm lighting from a lamp and a tray of red fruit visible nearby. Shot on 8mm film, this archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century domestic life.

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: 123433580

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: 1950s Albany home-movie footage for productions needing a quiet domestic insert of an older man handling a boxed gift or chocolates indoors.
Period detail: The patterned sweater, white gloves, table lamp, wallpaper, upholstered chair, and small side table may show mid-century domestic style in a private home.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged handling of a box and the brief interruption as another adult enters the room, suggesting family or party activity around the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an older man, a white rectangular box, white gloves, a patterned sweater, a shaded lamp, patterned wallpaper, a side table, and a woman in a pink coat.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, warm indoor exposure, and slight handheld framing that give the scene a home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a domestic memory beat, gift-exchange cutaway, holiday or party insert, or transitional detail within a 1950s family sequence.
Historical context: The clip shows private indoor social life rather than a public event, with emphasis on gift handling and room details within a mid-century home setting.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property considerations may remain even when film copyright status is separately reviewed.
Research search match: Useful searches might include 1950s Albany home movie, older man with box, boxed chocolates indoors, mid-century family party, and 8mm domestic footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Albany 1956 home interiors, then broader 1950s family party or gift-giving footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In an Albany home-movie frame from 1956, an older man in white gloves holds a white box beside a lamp and patterned wallpaper. — An older man sits indoors holding a white rectangular box near a lit table lamp.

The older man looks down at the white box in a dim private room, with a shaded lamp and patterned wallpaper behind him. — The seated man examines the box in the warm light of a nearby lamp.

A woman in a pink coat briefly enters the 1956 Albany home-movie frame, partly blocking the seated man and the side table. — A woman passes close to the camera, interrupting the view of the man with the box.

The older man turns to his right with the white box near a chair, while the woman in pink is visible in the background. — The man shifts the box to the side as another adult stands near the table.

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