Albany New York-1955: Elderly Woman Having Coffee At A Table Covered In Dirty Dishes

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

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Elderly Woman Having Coffee At A Table Covered In Dirty... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this vintage home movie captures an elderly woman sipping coffee at a cluttered kitchen table. The scene unfolds in a cozy, lived-in home with yellow walls and a striped curtain. A festive holiday table is set with leftover food, empty plates, and a tiered serving tray, suggesting a recent family gathering. The woman, partially visible, wears a plaid shirt and holds a ceramic cup. The footage features natural film grain, warm color tones, and a candid, nostalgic atmosphere, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century 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: 123434055

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: Yes
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 1950s 8mm domestic-life footage for edits needing a candid post-meal kitchen table, coffee, and family-gathering atmosphere.
Period detail: The striped curtains, patterned tablecloth, ceramic dishes, tiered tray, and warm color stock may show mid-century home dining details.
Home-movie behavior: The camera lingers casually on a partially seen older woman and a cluttered table, preserving an unstaged household moment after a meal.
What appears in frame: Visible details include coffee cups, plates with leftovers, toast or crackers, serving bowls, a glass bottle, striped curtains, and a festive table covering.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, uneven exposure, warm indoor color, and slight handheld framing that support its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a domestic cutaway, memory beat, holiday-meal aftermath insert, or quiet transition within a family-history sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects a private household meal setting, with abundant dishes and leftovers suggesting family entertaining without proving a specific occasion.
Research note: People, private interiors, and possible product markings are visible, so likeness, property, and brand review may be needed apart from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s 8mm home movie kitchen table, elderly woman coffee, family meal leftovers, and Albany New York domestic footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then Albany or 1956 domestic footage, then broader 1950s family meal and kitchen interiors.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Albany home-movie footage from 1956, a partially visible older woman holds coffee near a table with cups, dishes, and striped curtains. — A partially visible woman holds a coffee cup beside a lived-in kitchen table.

A 1956 Albany home table is crowded with serving bowls, plates with leftovers, toast or crackers, and a tiered tray. — The camera frames a table crowded with dishes and leftover food after a meal.

The home-movie frame shows a crowded Albany kitchen table with a bottle, serving dishes, plates, and festive table covering. — A crowded table holds serving dishes, plates, and a glass bottle in a private home interior.

A 1956 Albany tabletop view shows plates, leftovers, serving bowls, and a partly visible person at the edge of the frame. — Plates, bowls, and leftovers fill the table as a person sits partly outside the frame.

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