Albany New York-1955: Family Gathered for Dinner Party with Cake

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

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Family Gathered for Dinner Party with Cake — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this vintage home movie captures a joyful family gathering in Albany, New York. A man in a plaid shirt smiles warmly at a table laden with classic mid-century dishes, including a layered cake and various side dishes. Guests, dressed in period attire, share food and conversation in a cozy, warmly lit home setting. The footage features natural film grain and rich, saturated colors typical of Super 8 home movies from the era, evoking a sense of nostalgia and intimate domestic life.

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: 123433934

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 domestic-life requests needing real 8mm footage of an Albany family dinner party, table conversation, and mid-century social gathering inserts.
Period detail: Visible period clues include formal coats, a plaid shirt, a cream buttoned jacket, a black rotary telephone, patterned curtains, and a table set with layered party food.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged home-movie behavior as adults smile, lean toward one another, serve food, and converse around a crowded indoor table.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include seated adults, plates of food, a frosted cake or dessert, serving dishes, patterned curtains, a black rotary telephone, and a private dining interior.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, saturated color, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that support its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a short memory beat, domestic-life cutaway, holiday or dinner-party insert, or transition into family conversation scenes.
Historical context: The footage shows a mid-century household gathering where adults appear dressed for a social meal in a private interior, with food and conversation as the focus.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed; no visible brands are apparent, and copyright status is separate from those concerns.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s Albany home movie dinner party, 8mm family gathering, mid-century table conversation, vintage food serving, and private home celebration.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same reel, then Albany or 1956 family material, then broader 1950s home interiors, meals, parties, and conversation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In an Albany 1950s home-movie frame, adults gather around a crowded table as a smiling man in a plaid shirt sits near dishes and dessert. — A smiling man sits at a dinner table crowded with mid-century party food and serving dishes.

Adults converse around a food-laden table in this 1950s Albany home-movie frame, with a smiling man in plaid central to the scene. — Guests gesture and hold plates while gathered around a table of food and desserts.

A woman in a cream buttoned jacket smiles beside a man in a dark coat inside a 1950s Albany private home interior. — Two adults sit close together in conversation, with a rotary telephone visible behind them.

In a 1950s Albany home interior, a smiling woman sits near a man in a dark coat while a black rotary telephone rests behind them. — A smiling woman and a man share a quiet moment beside a visible rotary telephone.

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