Albany New York-1955: Men In Suits Gathering At A Table Laughing And Fooling

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only. $149 flat from Stockfilm for documentary, news and educational use, plus internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

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

$149 · Editorial onlyDirect license: editorial use only

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Before you add to cart: 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. Checkout will only offer editorial, educational, internal and social/web scopes.

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Men In Suits Gathering At A Table Laughing And Fooling — Clip Details

ALBANY NEW YORK-1955: A man in a dark suit and tie laughs heartily at a table, his hands gesturing as he enjoys a meal. The scene shifts to an older man in a blue and purple plaid shirt and tie, smiling warmly. The first man reappears, playfully holding red and green balls over his eyes like binoculars. The final frame shows a blurry, motion-filled shot of a man in a suit, suggesting lively movement. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures candid moments of joy and camaraderie in a mid-century American setting, with warm lighting and classic 1950s attire.

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: 123437921

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

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.

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Fits archival requests for candid mid-century American social gatherings — useful in 1950s lifestyle documentary segments or editorial features on postwar American domesticity.
Period detail: Dark business suits, narrow ties, a plaid sport shirt with tie, venetian blinds, and ceramic tableware suggest a mid-1950s American domestic or social-club interior.
Home-movie behavior: The ball-over-eyes table gag and spontaneous laughter capture the unguarded private humor that only a home-movie camera operator among friends would record.
What appears in frame: Dark-suited man at a set table, older man in a plaid shirt and tie, red and green balls held over eyes as mock binoculars, ceramic cups, white napkins, venetian blinds, and a partially visible circular logo on a package.
Film character: Warm tungsten color cast, visible grain, and soft indoor exposure typical of mid-1950s 8mm reversal stock give the footage an intimate, analog texture.
Edit role: Works as a nostalgia cutaway or comedy beat in 1950s Americana sequences, or as an establishing insert for a social-history segment on postwar domestic gathering culture.
Historical context: The blend of business attire and playful table behavior may reflect a social-club dinner or family celebration typical of mid-century American middle-class social life.
Research note: Identifiable adult faces appear throughout all four frames; a partially visible circular brand logo is present on a package in frame 0 — both elements require production-specific clearance review.
Research search match: Likely matches researcher queries such as '1950s men laughing at dinner table,' 'mid-century home movie social gathering,' or 'Albany New York archival 8mm footage.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same reel or Albany 1950s collection, then with mid-century American social gathering footage, then with postwar domestic or dining-table comedy scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Middle-aged man in a dark business suit and narrow tie at a dining table in what appears to be a mid-1950s Albany, New York interior, smiling at items on the table. — Man in dark suit at table, smiling at table items.

Older man in a plaid sport shirt and tie smiling warmly in a domestic interior, consistent with mid-1950s Albany, New York home-movie footage. — Older man in plaid shirt and tie, smiling.

Man in a dark business suit and tie performing a ball-over-eyes table gag, mid-1950s 8mm home-movie footage consistent with Albany, New York setting. — Man holds red and green balls over his eyes in a table gag.

Motion-blurred frame of a man in a gray suit covering his face with both hands, mid-1950s 8mm home movie consistent with Albany, New York interior. — Man in gray suit covers face; motion blur.

Visually Similar Clips