Albany New York-1955: Holiday Table with Party Snacks

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

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Holiday Table with Party Snacks — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Albany, New York, in 1955 captures a holiday table laden with party snacks. The footage shows a colorful spread including macaroni salad in a segmented dish, a jar of Miracle Whip, and a blue plate with slices of meat. The warm, slightly faded colors and film grain evoke a nostalgic mid-century American holiday gathering, with festive touches like pinecones and red accents visible in the background. The camera remains mostly static, focusing on the food and table setting.

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: 123433744

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1950s Albany home-movie cutaway for productions needing a domestic holiday table, party food spread, or mid-century family gathering detail without visible people.
Period detail: The segmented serving dish, Miracle Whip jar, pastel blue plate, red holiday accents, and 8mm color stock may show mid-1950s American entertaining style.
Home-movie behavior: The camera studies the table at close range as a family record of what was served, giving the clip an unstaged home-gathering viewpoint.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include macaroni salad, a Miracle Whip jar, sliced bread, a blue plate with meat slices, a cup and saucer, pinecones, red decorations, and table linens.
Film character: The scan carries soft 8mm grain, warm faded color, slight exposure variation, and close handheld framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a holiday meal insert, domestic memory beat, food-table cutaway, or transition into a mid-century party scene.
Historical context: The footage documents a private household table arranged for a seasonal social occasion, with prepared salads and branded condiments visible in a casual setting.
Research note: No people are visible, but the Miracle Whip brand and private interior or table setting warrant review for trademark, property, and contextual use concerns.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s 8mm holiday table footage, Albany home movie party food, mid-century American snacks, Miracle Whip jar, and family gathering cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel holiday or party footage, then Albany or 1956 domestic scenes, then broader 1950s food and home entertaining material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 Albany home-movie frame showing a holiday table with a Miracle Whip jar, macaroni salad, bread, and pastel blue dishes. — A close view of the party table centers on a Miracle Whip jar beside salads and bread.

1956 Albany holiday table detail with a Miracle Whip jar, cup and saucer, bread, salad, pinecones, and red decorations. — The table spread includes branded dressing, bread, salad, and festive red accents.

1956 Albany home-movie frame showing slices of meat on a blue plate set among holiday table linens and greenery. — A blue plate holds sliced meat as part of the holiday food spread.

Final 1956 Albany home-movie frame shifts away from the food table toward a dim interior edge and yellow wall or surface. — The clip ends on a darker partial interior view away from the table spread.

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