Albany New York-1955: Family Or Friends Celebrating And Wishing Everyone A Cheer

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

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Family Or Friends Celebrating And Wishing Everyone A Cheer — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this vintage home movie captures a lively family or friends gathering in Albany, New York. A woman in a gray cardigan and black top raises a glass in a celebratory toast, smiling broadly as she poses with two others in a dimly lit room. A man in a vest and tie sits beside a woman in a white blouse, all sharing joyful expressions. The grainy, color-graded footage shows natural movement and candid moments, with a blue wall and a decorative object visible in the background. This authentic 1950s home movie offers nostalgic, archival footage for documentaries, editorial content, or historical storytelling.

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: 123434585

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 1950s home-movie requests needing a brief indoor party toast, family gathering, or celebratory social moment in Albany, New York.
Period detail: The clothing, drinks, seated pose, dark interior, and 8mm color texture may show mid-1950s domestic party customs without identifying the occasion beyond the supplied celebration context.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the relaxed, unstaged interaction as adults grin, raise glasses, lean together, and move around a small interior gathering.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adults with drinks, a gray cardigan, eyeglasses, a vest and tie, a blue wall, upholstered seating, a shelf, and a decorative object.
Film character: The 8mm footage has saturated low-light color, visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that support its home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, celebration cutaway, or transition within a sequence about family gatherings or mid-century social life.
Historical context: The clip visually suggests a private adult social gathering in a domestic interior, with toasting and close physical proximity as the central action.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed in addition to any separate copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s 8mm party toast, Albany New York home movie gathering, adults celebrating with drinks, and vintage family friends celebration footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Albany or 1956 home movies, then broader 1950s celebration and party interiors.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1956 Albany home-movie frame, three adults gather closely in a dark room while a woman in a gray cardigan raises a glass. — A woman raises a glass while two other adults lean in beside her during an indoor gathering.

In the Albany home-movie party scene, a woman stretches an arm forward with a drink as two adults sit close together behind her. — The toast continues as the woman extends her arm and the seated pair smile toward the camera.

A dim 1956 Albany interior frame shows adults gathered around a seated man in vest and tie as the celebratory motion shifts. — The group shifts position around the seated man, keeping the candid party feeling of the shot.

The closing Albany party frame shows adults in a private interior, including a man in a vest holding a drink and another figure seen from behind. — Adults rearrange in the room as a seated man holds a drink and another person faces away from the camera.

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