Albany New York-1955: Family Party With Lots Of Drinks And Fun For Everyone

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

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Family Party With Lots Of Drinks And Fun For Everyone — Clip Details

ALBANY NEW YORK-1955: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a joyful family gathering in a dimly lit living room. A group of adults, dressed in formal 1950s attire including a man in a vest and tie and a woman in a black dress with patterned sleeves, celebrate with drinks and laughter. The scene shifts from a group toast to a woman leaning over a seated man, sharing a private moment. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and warm, slightly faded colors, evoking a nostalgic, intimate atmosphere of mid-century domestic life.

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: 123434517

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s domestic-life requests needing brief 8mm footage of an adult family party or living-room celebration in Albany, New York.
Period detail: The clothing, formal vests, ties, dresses, upholstered chair, mantel objects, and dim interior lighting may show mid-1950s home entertaining.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged party behavior, with adults posing, raising a drink, laughing, and leaning close in a private living-room moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adults in dress clothes, a raised drink glass, a seated man in a vest, women in dark dresses, a mantel, candles, a toy carriage, and living-room furniture.
Film character: The 8mm scan has dense grain, soft focus, dark exposure, color fading, and handheld framing that support its home-movie archival texture.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a quick memory beat, party insert, domestic cutaway, or transition into mid-century family celebration material.
Historical context: The footage offers a private view of adult socializing in a mid-century home interior, centered on drinks, posed smiles, and informal conversation.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property permissions may require review separate from any film copyright questions.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s 8mm family party footage, Albany home movie celebration, adults drinking in living room, and vintage domestic gathering.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other Albany or 1956 home-movie scenes, then with broader 1950s family party or holiday gathering footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Albany home-movie frame from the 1950s showing adults in formal clothes posing in a dim living room as one woman holds up a drink. — Adults gather for a living-room party toast, with one woman raising a glass toward the camera.

1950s Albany home-movie frame showing a woman leaning close to a seated man in a vest and tie beside a dark mantel. — A woman bends toward a seated man during the party in the dimly lit room.

Albany 1950s home-movie frame with a woman leaning beside a seated man in dress clothes during an indoor party. — The camera catches a close, informal party moment beside an upholstered chair.

1950s Albany party frame showing a smiling woman standing by a seated man in a vest inside a private living room. — A woman smiles toward the camera while a seated man reacts beside her at the party.

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