Albany New York-1955: Guests Serving from Buffet Table at Dinner Party

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

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Guests Serving from Buffet Table at Dinner Party — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this vintage home movie captures a festive dinner party in Albany, New York. A woman in a light-colored blouse holds a drink, smiling warmly, while another guest in a black dress serves herself from a buffet table laden with food. A man in a sweater vest and tie offers plates, highlighting the formal yet intimate atmosphere. The scene features classic 1950s fashion, warm lighting, and the characteristic grain of Super 8 film, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel of mid-century American social life.

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: 123435083

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: Mid-1950s Albany home-movie footage suited to documentary or museum sequences about formal domestic entertaining, holiday meals, or middle-class social gatherings.
Period detail: Dressy blouses, a black party dress, a sweater vest with tie, venetian blinds, and buffet-style serving may show mid-century American home entertaining customs.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal, unstaged movement as guests smile, serve food, and pass plates in a private interior gathering.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adult guests, a buffet table, sliced bread or cake, serving bowls, plates, drinking glasses, window blinds, and dressy indoor clothing.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, warm indoor exposure, slight motion blur, and handheld framing that support its home-movie archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, domestic-life cutaway, holiday meal transition, or memory beat within a 1950s social-history sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents a private dinner-party setting where adults gather around prepared food, reflecting formal social presentation inside a home interior.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness, privacy, and property considerations should be reviewed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s Albany home movie dinner party, 8mm buffet table guests, mid-century holiday gathering, and adults serving food indoors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Albany or 1956 domestic scenes, then broader 1950s food, parties, and family-gathering footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Adult woman in dressy 1950s attire holds a drink in a private Albany home interior. — A woman holds a drink during an indoor social gathering.

An adult guest in a black dress serves herself from a buffet table at a 1950s Albany gathering. — A guest reaches toward food on a buffet table.

A woman in a black dress serves food beside plates, bowls, and a loaf or cake in a private Albany interior. — Food is served from a crowded table during the party.

A man in a sweater vest and tie offers or holds a plate while guests gather around a 1950s Albany buffet. — A man with a plate stands beside the buffet as guests serve food.

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