Albany New York-1955: Woman Shoveling Snow in Residential Yard

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

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Woman Shoveling Snow in Residential Yard — Clip Details

A woman in a dark coat and headscarf shovels snow in a quiet residential yard during a winter day in Albany, New York, 1955. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures her struggling through deep snow, slipping and falling as she clears the path. Bare trees and a snow-covered lawn frame the scene, with a wooden fence and distant houses visible in the background. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and natural camera movement evoke a nostalgic, authentic home movie feel from the mid-20th century.

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: 123435400

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

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for mid-1950s Albany winter home-movie footage showing residential snow removal and everyday domestic activity.
Period detail: The dark overcoat, headscarf, deep snow, bare trees, and 8mm color home-movie texture may show a mid-1950s residential winter scene.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an unstaged backyard moment as the woman works through heavy snow, loses footing, and continues shoveling.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a dark coat, headscarf, snow shovel, deep yard snow, bare trees, fence line, shrubs, and distant houses.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight fade, exposure variation, and handheld framing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a winter insert, domestic-life cutaway, weather transition, or memory beat within a 1950s sequence.
Historical context: The scene gives visual context for ordinary residential winter labor before modern snow-removal conveniences are visible in the frame.
Research note: A visible adult face or likeness may require review, while copyright, likeness, and any property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1950s Albany snow shoveling, woman clearing snow, 8mm winter home movie, residential yard snow, and vintage blizzard footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Albany or 1956 winter footage, then broader 1950s home-movie scenes of snow, yards, and domestic chores.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Albany winter home-movie footage, a woman in a dark coat and headscarf works with a snow shovel in deep yard snow. — A woman begins clearing deep snow in a residential yard.

The woman appears to slip or sink into deep snow while shoveling in the Albany residential yard. — The woman loses footing or sinks into the snow while clearing the yard.

In the snowy Albany yard, the woman remains low in the snow after slipping, with winter trees and a fence in the background. — The woman is low in the snow after slipping during the chore.

The woman bends over the shovel and gathers snow in the residential yard, framed by snowbanks and winter trees. — The woman bends to lift or move snow with the shovel.

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