Albany New York-1955: Woman Wearing Black Dress Adjusts Holiday Table

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

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Woman Wearing Black Dress Adjusts Holiday Table — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Albany, New York, in 1955 captures a festive holiday meal. A woman in a black dress adjusts a food-laden table covered with a white cloth adorned with red bows, holly, and pinecones. The table is set with sliced bread, bowls of food, and a blue teapot. The scene, shot on 8mm film, shows a cozy domestic setting with striped curtains and window blinds, evoking mid-century American holiday nostalgia.

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: 123434844

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: Yes
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: 1950s color home-movie footage for productions needing a domestic holiday table preparation insert or family gathering setup scene.
Period detail: The white holiday tablecloth with red bows and holly, striped curtains, venetian blinds, serving bowls, and teapot may show mid-century American home entertaining style.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged household moment as a woman adjusts or serves from a crowded holiday meal table inside a private home.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a decorated tablecloth, sliced bread, serving bowls, glasses, a blue teapot, venetian blinds, striped curtains, and a woman in a black dress.
Film character: The 8mm color image has soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and home-movie framing that adds physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a holiday meal cutaway, domestic memory beat, or transition into a family celebration sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects a private indoor holiday meal setting, with food arranged for guests and household decor visible around the table.
Research note: People, a private interior, and possible branded tableware or objects are visible, so likeness, property, and object identification should be reviewed separately from copyright.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1950s 8mm holiday table, Albany New York home movie meal, woman arranging food table, and mid-century family gathering footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel holiday meal scenes, then Albany or 1956 home interiors, then broader 1950s domestic entertaining footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 Albany home-movie frame showing a holiday table set with bread, serving bowls, glasses, and a white cloth decorated with red bows and greenery. — A holiday meal table is arranged in front of striped curtains and venetian blinds.

1956 Albany home interior with a food-laden holiday table, blue teapot, bread, bowls, glasses, and red bow tablecloth visible. — A blue teapot and serving dishes sit among holiday table decorations.

1956 Albany home-movie frame showing a holiday food table with a bottle, glass, bread, serving bowls, and decorated tablecloth. — A crowded holiday table includes bread, serving dishes, a bottle, and a glass.

1956 Albany home-movie frame showing a woman in a black dress holding a drink beside a decorated holiday meal table. — A woman stands by the holiday table while holding a drink.

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