New York City-1956: Woman Sitting On A Sofa Drinking And Enjoying A Cup Of Tea

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 New York City

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Woman Sitting On A Sofa Drinking And Enjoying A Cup Of Tea — Clip Details

NEW YORK CITY-1956: A woman in a patterned blouse sits on a sofa, holding a cup and saucer. She smiles warmly, sips from her cup, and appears to be enjoying a quiet moment. The black-and-white 8mm home movie footage captures a candid, intimate scene with visible film grain and soft focus, evoking a nostalgic mid-century domestic atmosphere. The background features textured wallpaper, and the woman's relaxed posture conveys a sense of comfort and contentment. This authentic vintage clip offers a glimpse into everyday life in the 1950s, perfect for historical, editorial, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 124556678

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: New York City, 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: Supports 1950s New York City domestic-life requests needing a brief, intimate home-movie moment of a woman relaxing with a cup indoors.
Period detail: The patterned blouse, cup and saucer, sofa setting, and textured wall surface may show mid-century domestic style within the supplied 1956 New York City metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The woman smiles, pauses, and drinks from her cup in a relaxed, seemingly unstaged interaction with the person filming.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a seated woman, patterned blouse, cup, saucer, sofa or chair, textured wall surface, soft interior light, and close home-movie framing.
Film character: Black-and-white 8mm footage has pronounced grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and contact-sheet edge darkness that add physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quiet insert, domestic cutaway, memory beat, or transition into a mid-century household sequence.
Historical context: The clip gives a small social view of an adult woman at ease in a private interior rather than a public event or identifiable landmark.
Research note: A recognizable adult face and private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1950s home movie woman drinking tea, New York City domestic interior, black-and-white 8mm family footage, and mid-century sofa scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1956 New York City home interiors, then broader tea, coffee, sofa, and domestic relaxation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1956 New York City home-movie footage, a woman in a patterned blouse sits indoors holding a cup and saucer. — A seated woman smiles while holding a cup and saucer in a private interior.

A woman in a patterned blouse raises a cup to drink while seated in a 1956 New York City interior. — The woman lifts the cup toward her mouth while holding the saucer steady.

The seated woman drinks from her cup, with the saucer held below, in black-and-white 8mm home-movie footage. — A close home-movie view catches the woman mid-sip in the interior setting.

At the end of the clip, the woman holds her cup and saucer and turns slightly to the side in the 1956 New York City interior. — The woman lowers the cup and glances aside while remaining seated with the saucer in hand.

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