Albany New York-1955: Couple In Evening Dress Toasting With Drinks At Party

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

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Couple In Evening Dress Toasting With Drinks At Party — Clip Details

ALBANY NEW YORK-1955: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a couple at a formal evening celebration. A man in a dark suit and a woman in a black evening dress with a brooch smile for the camera in a dimly lit room with blue walls. The footage shows them seated, with a man in a vest pouring drinks and a hand holding a shot glass in a toast. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film evokes a nostalgic 1950s party atmosphere, with guests passing drinks and celebrating.

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: 123434640

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 formal-party toast, adult couple, or indoor celebration cutaway in Albany, New York.
Period detail: The evening clothes, dim interior, small glasses, and consumer color 8mm look support a mid-1950s domestic celebration setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal camera awareness, with guests smiling, posing, pouring, and raising drinks in a private party setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include seated adults, dark formal clothing, a black dress with brooch, small glasses, a yellow film box, blue walls, and low interior light.
Film character: The clip has dense grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, motion blur, and saturated color shifts typical of scanned 8mm home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, memory beat, or transition for midcentury adult social life, New Year-style parties, or family celebration sequences.
Historical context: The footage shows adults socializing indoors with drinks and formal attire, offering a domestic view of 1950s celebration customs without identifying the occasion.
Research note: Recognizable adults and a private interior are visible, so copyright, likeness, privacy, and property considerations should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s Albany home movie party, 8mm adults toasting, formal evening celebration, and vintage private interior drinks.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel party footage, then Albany or 1956 material, then broader 1950s home-movie celebration and toasting scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soft, motion-blurred 1950s 8mm frame of adults gathered indoors at a private Albany party. — Blurred party guests sit in low interior light as the camera moves.

A formally dressed couple sits close together in a dim Albany interior, smiling toward the 8mm camera. — A man in a dark suit and a woman in a black dress pose for the camera.

The seated couple remains in view, with the woman’s brooch and black dress clear in the 1950s home-movie frame. — The couple smiles from a seated position during the indoor celebration.

Close party detail shows an adult hand raising a small glass while another guest holds a yellow film box in the dim interior. — Guests handle drinks and a yellow film box during the celebration.

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