Albany New York-1955: Christmas Dinner Table with Holly Tablecloth and Cake

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

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Christmas Dinner Table with Holly Tablecloth and Cake — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie clip from Albany, New York, in 1955 captures a festive holiday meal. The table is set with a white tablecloth adorned with a classic Christmas pattern of holly and pinecones. A variety of dishes are served, including a layered cake, bread, and side dishes in bowls, with plates showing remnants of a shared feast. A yellow ceramic salt and pepper shaker shaped like birds sits at the center. The warm, slightly dim lighting and visible film grain evoke a nostalgic, intimate family gathering.

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: 123434084

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 holiday meal table cutaway for documentary, museum, education, or period family-life edits.
Period detail: The Christmas-pattern tablecloth, serving bowls, sliced bread, cake, and ceramic bird shakers may show mid-century domestic holiday dining customs.
Home-movie behavior: The camera lingers on a recently used family table, preserving the informal aftermath of a shared meal rather than a staged presentation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white holiday tablecloth, blue and white plates, sliced bread, serving bowls, cake, utensils, greenery, and ceramic bird shakers.
Film character: The clip has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, dark frame edges, and contact-sheet registration that give it physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a holiday dinner insert, domestic-memory cutaway, or transition into a family gathering sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents private domestic entertaining around a Christmas table in Albany, with food and table decor as the main social evidence.
Research note: People are flagged in the clip and the setting appears to be private property, so likeness and property review may be needed apart from copyright status.
Research search match: Searches for 1950s 8mm Christmas dinner table, Albany home movie holiday food, vintage family meal cutaway, or mid-century holiday table may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Albany or 1956 family footage, then broader 1950s Christmas meal and home-interior material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 Albany home-movie frame showing a Christmas tablecloth, used plates, bread, cake, serving bowls, and ceramic bird shakers. — A holiday table is shown after or during a meal, with dishes, bread, cake, and Christmas table decor visible.

1956 Albany home-movie frame of a holiday dining table with bowls, plates, sliced bread, cake, greenery, and ceramic shakers. — The camera frames a food-filled Christmas table with used plates and serving dishes arranged across the tablecloth.

1956 Albany home-movie frame showing bread slices, a pitcher, serving dishes, used plates, and bird-shaped shakers on a Christmas tablecloth. — A closer angle shows bread, a pitcher, bowls, plates, and holiday table decoration during a family meal setting.

1956 Albany home-movie frame of a Christmas meal table with bread, used plates, bowls, ceramic bird shakers, and greenery along the cloth edge. — The final frame holds on the table setting, emphasizing food, plates, and Christmas-pattern table decor.

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