Albany New York-1955: Man Celebrates His Birthday And Drinks Coffee While

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

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Man Celebrates His Birthday And Drinks Coffee While — Clip Details

A man in a blue plaid shirt celebrates his birthday at a lively indoor party in Albany, New York, 1955. He drinks from a colorful cup while others around him, including a woman in a light blouse and a man in a suit, enjoy the festive atmosphere. The scene, shot on 8mm film, features party hats, decorative plates, and a warm, nostalgic glow with rich blues and reds. The grainy texture and slight camera shake capture the authentic feel of a vintage home movie from the mid-1950s.

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: 123434770

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$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: Mid-1950s Albany home-movie footage suited to documentary or educational sequences about indoor birthday parties, office social life, and informal postwar celebrations.
Period detail: Visible era clues include party hats, dark interior decor, formal clothing mixed with casual plaid, decorative wall plates, and saturated 8mm color typical of mid-century home movies.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged party behavior: adults drinking, smiling, shaking maracas, and moving close to the handheld camera in a private indoor gathering.
What appears in frame: The frames show a man in a blue plaid shirt with a cup, party hats, a woman in a light blouse, a suited man, maracas, wall plates, dark blue walls, and crowded faces.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, saturated blues and reds, soft focus, uneven exposure, and handheld movement that give it a tactile home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or transition into scenes about birthdays, workplace parties, family gatherings, or 1950s domestic social life.
Historical context: The footage appears to document adult social celebration in a private Albany interior, showing mid-century party customs without supporting broader claims about a specific event.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed; no visible logos are apparent, and copyright status should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1950s 8mm birthday party, Albany New York home movie, adults celebrating indoors, man drinking from cup, and maracas at party.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other Albany or 1956 material, then with broader themes of birthdays, office parties, and mid-century gatherings.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1950s Albany home-movie footage, a man in a blue plaid shirt drinks from a colorful cup during an indoor party with guests nearby. — A man drinks from a cup during a lively indoor birthday gathering.

The birthday celebrant continues drinking while a suited man moves near the camera in a crowded Albany indoor party scene. — Party guests crowd the frame as the man drinks from his cup.

A man in plaid stands with his cup beside a smiling woman in a light blouse during the 1950s Albany indoor celebration. — A smiling guest stands beside the celebrant as the party continues.

A smiling woman in a light jacket holds maracas beside a suited man in the Albany home-movie party footage. — A woman smiles while holding maracas during the indoor celebration.

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