Albany New York-1955: Party Guests Toast and Smile in Vintage 8mm Footage

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

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Party Guests Toast and Smile in Vintage 8mm Footage — Clip Details

ALBANY NEW YORK-1955: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a festive party scene. A woman in a light-colored blouse with a black collar smiles warmly at the camera, while a man in a dark suit holds a colorful drink. The scene shifts to an older man in a blue and purple plaid shirt, who raises a layered cocktail in a toast before drinking. The dimly lit indoor setting, likely a living room or party hall, features a fireplace mantel with decorative items. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic 1950s atmosphere perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 123434782

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 brief party, toast, or domestic celebration footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences.
Period detail: The clothing, layered party drinks, dim interior lighting, and 8mm color look support a mid-1950s domestic social setting in Albany, New York.
Home-movie behavior: Guests smile toward the camera, raise drinks, and appear relaxed in the informal manner of family-shot party footage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adult party guests, colorful layered drinks, a plaid shirt, a light blouse with dark collar, a dark suit, a mantel, and decorative household objects.
Film character: The clip has saturated 8mm color, visible grain, soft focus, uneven indoor exposure, and handheld framing that give it clear home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, toast cutaway, transition into a party scene, or memory beat about mid-century social gatherings.
Historical context: The footage shows adults socializing indoors with novelty drinks, offering visual context for private leisure and celebration in a 1950s household setting.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property considerations may need review separately from footage copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s Albany home movie party, vintage 8mm toast, mid-century adults drinking, and private indoor celebration footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel party footage, then other Albany or 1956 home movies, then broader 1950s celebrations, drinks, and domestic interiors.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1956 Albany home-movie footage, a woman smiles at the camera as nearby adults hold layered party drinks in a dim interior. — A smiling guest faces the camera during an indoor party toast.

An older man in a blue plaid shirt holds a layered drink in a dim Albany party interior, with household decor behind him. — An older guest raises a colorful drink near the mantel.

The older man stands in a plaid shirt and presents a layered drink toward the camera in 1950s Albany home-movie footage. — A party guest holds up a layered drink for the home-movie camera.

The older man drinks from a striped layered cup while another guest gestures beside him in the dim 1956 Albany party scene. — A guest drinks from the colorful cup after the toast.

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