Albany New York-1955: Group of Friends Toasting at a Festive Party

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

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Group of Friends Toasting at a Festive Party — Clip Details

ALBANY NEW YORK-1955: A group of four adults share a joyful moment at a festive indoor gathering, captured on 8mm film. A woman in a grey sweater and a man in a beige vest and red tie raise their glasses in a toast, while a woman in a white blouse and a man in a dark suit smile broadly. The scene is warmly lit with a blue backdrop and candlesticks, conveying a sense of intimate celebration and mid-century nostalgia.

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: 123434449

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 requests needing 1950s Albany-area home-movie footage of adults at an indoor party, especially documentary inserts about social life, friendship, or private celebrations.
Period detail: Clothing, ties, formal blouses, glassware, candlesticks, and the 8mm color home-movie texture support a mid-1950s domestic gathering without identifying a specific venue.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal laughter, raised drinks, and relaxed posing as friends respond to the camera during an unstaged private celebration.
What appears in frame: Four adults, raised drinking glasses, a dark-suited seated man, a woman in a white blouse, a man in a vest and red tie, blue doors or backdrop, curtains, and candlesticks are visible.
Film character: The clip has saturated 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing that read as authentic mid-century home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a warm cutaway, memory beat, party insert, or transition into material about postwar social gatherings and private domestic rituals.
Historical context: The scene shows adults dressed semi-formally for an indoor celebration, reflecting a private social occasion rather than a public event or documented civic setting.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so likeness, privacy, and property considerations should be reviewed separately from any film copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s home movie party, Albany New York friends toasting, vintage 8mm celebration footage, and mid-century indoor gathering.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Albany 1956 material, then broader 1950s home-movie scenes of parties, New Year's gatherings, and adult celebrations.

Still Frames From This Clip

In this Albany, New York 1956 home-movie frame, four adults gather indoors as two raise drinks and the group laughs toward the camera. — Four adults share a toast and laugh during an indoor party.

A 1956 Albany home-movie frame shows adults laughing and turning during a toast, with a seated man in a dark suit smiling in the foreground. — Party guests turn and laugh as drinks are raised.

This 1956 Albany party frame shows three standing adults and a seated man smiling, with raised glasses and a blue interior backdrop behind them. — Friends pose and smile together during a private indoor gathering.

A 1956 Albany home-movie frame captures adults laughing at an indoor party, with a woman holding a drink and a seated man smiling up from the foreground. — Adults laugh together near the end of the toast.

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