Albany New York-1955: People Laughing And Talking At A 1950s Party

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

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People Laughing And Talking At A 1950s Party — Clip Details

ALBANY NEW YORK-1955: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a lively indoor gathering, likely a party or celebration. Three individuals—a woman in a light-colored blouse, another in a patterned top, and a man in a suit and tie—interact in a dimly lit room with deep blue walls. The woman in the white blouse laughs heartily, while the man smiles and gestures. A large lampshade is prominent in the foreground. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic 1950s atmosphere. This authentic archival clip is ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 123434386

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

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Helps document 1950s home entertaining in Albany, New York for editorial inserts, social-history sequences, or memory-driven documentary scenes.
Period detail: Visible clues may show mid-1950s party dress, including a suited man, women in blouses, a shaded table lamp, patterned curtains, and saturated interior colors.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in unstaged party behavior as adults laugh, talk, gesture, and turn toward one another in a private room.
What appears in frame: Frames show three adults, a large white lampshade, deep blue walls, green trim, patterned curtains, a dark suit and tie, and light-colored blouses.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, heavy grain, strong color saturation, uneven exposure, and a handheld home-movie feel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, party cutaway, domestic transition, or intimate memory beat for midcentury social life.
Historical context: The clip visually suggests a small indoor social gathering in a private Albany home during the 1950s without confirming the occasion beyond the supplied metadata.
Research note: Adults are identifiable in a private interior, so likeness and property review may be needed even if no logos or audible music are indicated.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1950s Albany home movie party, adults laughing indoors, vintage 8mm social gathering, and midcentury private interior.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then Albany or 1956 material, then other 1950s home-party, holiday, or domestic-interior footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Albany 1956 home-movie frame showing adults conversing at an indoor party beside a prominent lampshade and patterned curtains. — Adults converse in a dimly lit room during a midcentury indoor gathering.

Albany 1956 party frame with two women standing near a seated man in a suit, with a large lampshade in the foreground. — A woman laughs while a seated man smiles in a private indoor setting.

Albany 1956 home-party frame showing adults gathered near a lamp, with saturated blue walls and soft 8mm grain. — Party guests continue conversation around a prominent table lamp.

Albany 1956 indoor party frame with a standing man seen from behind and a smiling woman near the wall and lamp. — A man turns toward a smiling woman as the party conversation continues.

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