Albany New York-1955: Family Gathering with Food and Laughter

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

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Family Gathering with Food and Laughter — Clip Details

A young woman in a white button-up dress and a man in a suit share a laugh at a 1950s family gathering in Albany, New York. An older man in a plaid shirt smiles warmly at the table, where a spread of food includes a tiered platter and various dishes. The scene, shot on 8mm film, captures candid moments of conversation and joy in a home setting with a striped curtain and blinds in the background. The footage has a nostalgic, authentic feel with natural lighting and film grain.

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: 123433896

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-movie requests needing a domestic family gathering, party table, and candid adult interaction in Albany, New York.
Period detail: The clip shows mid-1950s dress, a suit, a buttoned white dress, striped curtains, window blinds, and a formal table spread that may show postwar family-party customs.
Home-movie behavior: Adults smile, gesture, and serve food in an unstaged indoor moment, giving the clip value as candid family memory rather than posed coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adult faces, a plaid shirt, a dark suit, a white dress, striped curtains, window blinds, tiered platter, dishes, and cake-like food.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, warm color shifts, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a memory beat, domestic-life insert, family-party cutaway, or transition into a scene about meals and conversation.
Historical context: The scene documents an indoor family social setting with adults gathered around food, showing everyday private celebration rather than a public event.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed in addition to checking copyright status and source permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s Albany home movies, 8mm family gathering, vintage indoor party, adults laughing at table, and family food spread.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Albany or 1956 material, then other 1950s family meals, parties, and indoor gatherings.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1956 Albany home-movie frame, a young woman in a white dress and a suited man laugh beside an older man at a food table. — Adults share a laugh beside a table set for a family gathering.

At the Albany family gathering, a suited man and woman in a white buttoned dress stand near a seated older man by the table. — A suited man and a woman stand close to the table during the gathering.

An older man in a plaid shirt smiles at a 1956 Albany indoor gathering, with dishes, platters, and cake-like food on the table. — An older man smiles behind a table filled with party food.

The older man smiles at the Albany family table as another adult reaches toward the dishes and a woman in white stands nearby. — Food is served at the table as the seated older man smiles.

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