Albany New York-1955: Man Shoveling Snow from Driveway

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

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Man Shoveling Snow from Driveway — Clip Details

A man in a dark coat and hat shovels snow from a driveway in front of a house during a winter day in Albany, New York, 1955. Shot on 8mm film, the footage shows him repeatedly lifting and tossing snow with a shovel. The scene is set in a residential neighborhood with snow-covered ground and bare trees in the background. The film exhibits natural grain and slight color fading typical of vintage home movies from the mid-20th century. The man’s movements are deliberate and focused, capturing a quiet, everyday moment of winter maintenance.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123435303

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s residential winter-life requests needing everyday snow removal, home maintenance, or neighborhood weather cutaways.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-1950s winter clothing, rubber boots, a metal shovel, and a residential garage or house exterior in Albany, New York.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an unstaged home-movie view of men clearing snow by hand during ordinary winter maintenance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two men, shovels, deep snow, a garage or house wall, bare trees, a snowy driveway, and residential yard edges.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, muted winter color, and slight handheld framing consistent with scanned home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, seasonal transition, domestic routine cutaway, or memory beat for winter in the 1950s.
Historical context: The scene documents routine residential snow clearing before modern domestic snow-removal tools are visible in the frame.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; copyright status, location permissions, and any property concerns should be checked separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s Albany snow shoveling, 8mm winter home movie, residential driveway snow removal, and men clearing snow.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Albany or 1956 winter material, then broader domestic snow-removal or neighborhood winter scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Albany, New York home-movie footage, a man in a dark coat and cap bends to shovel snow near a residential garage or house wall. — A man works a shovel through deep snow beside a residential exterior.

A man in winter clothing tosses snow with a shovel outside a house in Albany, New York, with deep snow covering the driveway area. — The shoveler lifts and throws snow away from the driveway.

A man in dark winter clothing holds a shovelful of snow near a house exterior in the Albany, New York winter footage. — The man pauses or turns while carrying snow on the shovel.

Another man, wearing a dark coat and light head covering, shovels beside a high snowbank in a snowy Albany residential yard. — A second shoveler clears snow near a high bank with bare trees behind him.

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