Albany New York-1955: Having Social Time With Mixed Drinks And Laughing With

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

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Having Social Time With Mixed Drinks And Laughing With — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this vintage home movie captures a lively social gathering in Albany, New York. A man in a dark suit and tie sits on a red couch, while guests in formal attire—women in elegant dresses and men in suits—laugh and mingle in a dimly lit room with blue walls. The grainy, color-bleached footage shows people holding drinks, embracing, and sharing joyful moments, with a white lampshade visible in the foreground. The scene exudes mid-century nostalgia and intimate party energy.

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: 123434341

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 1950s 8mm home-movie footage for edits needing an intimate adult social gathering with drinks, laughter, and mid-century private-interior atmosphere.
Period detail: Formal dresses, dark suits, narrow ties, a red couch, blue interior walls, and a table lamp may show mid-1950s domestic party style.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in unstaged party behavior as adults laugh, lean close, hold drinks, and react casually to the home-movie camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adults in suits and dresses, mixed drinks, a red couch, a white lampshade, blue walls, close conversation, laughter, and dim room lighting.
Film character: The 8mm scan has saturated but uneven color, soft focus, visible grain, dark exposure, and handheld framing that give the scene a private home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition for mid-century friendship, cocktails, house parties, or private celebration scenes.
Historical context: The clip visually documents adult socializing in a private Albany-area interior during the 1950s, without identifying the guests or occasion beyond the supplied metadata.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness, privacy, and property review may be needed in addition to any copyright or footage-license assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s 8mm party footage, Albany New York home movie, adults drinking and laughing, mid-century cocktail gathering, and private interior social scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Albany or 1956 home-movie material, then broader 1950s party, drinks, and private-interior social footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1950s Albany home-movie footage, a man in a dark suit sits on a red couch in a dim private interior. — A suited man sits beside a red couch during the indoor gathering.

Adults in suits and dresses laugh and hold drinks in a dim Albany private interior from the supplied 1950s home movie. — Guests laugh and mingle with drinks near a white lampshade.

Several adults lean close and laugh while holding drinks beside a lamp in the 1950s Albany home-movie party scene. — Guests lean together and laugh during the private indoor party.

A woman stands with her back to camera as a suited man smiles near a lamp in the 1950s Albany private party footage. — A smiling suited guest sits near others gathered around the lamp.

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