Albany New York-1955: Men Ring Bells on Parade Float During New Year's Eve Celebration

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

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Men Ring Bells on Parade Float During New Year's Eve... — Clip Details

ALBANY NEW YORK-1955: A man in a vest and white gloves raises a bell triumphantly while seated in a decorated vehicle, likely a parade float. The scene shifts to show other guests in formal attire, including a man in a suit drinking from a glass and another man in a tuxedo holding a bell. The festive atmosphere is enhanced by colorful lights and a red upholstered seat, capturing a joyful moment from a 1950s New Year's Eve celebration. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American party culture.

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: 123434321

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$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.
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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s home-movie requests needing festive adult party or New Year's celebration atmosphere in Albany, New York, for documentary inserts or social-history sequences.
Period detail: The formal suits, tuxedo styling, white gloves, bell props, upholstered seating, and saturated 8mm color may show mid-1950s celebration customs and interior party decor.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged party behavior as adults pose, drink, laugh, move through the room, and handle bells while the camera catches brief, informal moments.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include seated men in formalwear, hand bells, white gloves, blue drapery, upholstered chairs, women in light tops, drinking glasses, and colorful decorative lights.
Film character: The 8mm scan has pronounced grain, soft focus, deep shadows, handheld framing, and saturated color that give the scene a tactile home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition for mid-century holidays, private celebrations, adult social life, or New Year's Eve atmosphere.
Historical context: The scene suggests a private or semi-private adult celebration, with formal dress and party props reflecting convivial mid-century social rituals rather than a public parade view.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed in addition to any copyright assessment for the underlying home-movie footage.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s Albany New York home movie party, New Year's Eve celebration 8mm, men ringing bells, formal holiday gathering, and mid-century adult party footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then Albany or 1956 material, then other 1950s holiday parties, formal gatherings, or bell-ringing celebration scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Albany, New York home-movie footage, a seated man in a vest and white gloves raises a bell during a 1950s celebration. — A seated man raises a bell while facing the camera in a dim party interior.

A suited man with a drink stands or sits near a gloved bell holder in a dim 1950s Albany party scene. — A man in a suit holds a glass as another man with white gloves raises a bell nearby.

A tuxedoed man holds a bell near two women during a festive 1950s Albany home-movie party moment. — Party guests gather around a seated man holding a small bell and glass.

Motion-blurred guests pass through a dim Albany party scene while a suited man holds a drink in 1950s home-movie footage. — Blurred figures cross the frame as a suited party guest remains seated with a drink.

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