New York City-1955: An Older Woman Cleaning A Metal Shot Glass From Her

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1955 New York City

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An Older Woman Cleaning A Metal Shot Glass From Her — Clip Details

A woman in a 1950s-style blue patterned dress and pearl earrings stands indoors near a window with horizontal blinds, examining a small metal shot glass. Her dark hair is styled in a classic 1950s bob, and she wears red lipstick. She holds the glass carefully, turning it in her hands as if inspecting or cleaning it. The warm, dim lighting and visible film grain suggest authentic 8mm home movie footage from 1955. The scene captures a quiet, intimate domestic moment, with a dark wooden cabinet partially visible to the right. The overall mood is nostalgic and personal, evoking mid-century American home life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 125303954

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

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 1038 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: rockefeller center rockettes, baby grag, sylvia,mom,jack,stuart,robert,toni
Reel-level year note: 1955
Reel-level location note: new york city
Date: 1955 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: New York City, New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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 New York City domestic-life requests needing a brief home-movie insert of an older woman handling a small metal drinking glass indoors.
Period detail: The woman's patterned dress, pearl earrings, styled dark hair, red lipstick, window blinds, and dark cabinet may show mid-century American interior style.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the quiet, unstaged action as she turns and wipes the small metal glass while occasionally acknowledging the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an older woman, blue patterned dress, pearl earrings, small metal glass, horizontal blinds, warm wall color, dark wooden cabinet, and dim interior light.
Film character: The 8mm footage has visible grain, soft focus, warm indoor exposure, and slight frame variation that give the moment a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a domestic cutaway, memory beat, character insert, or transition within a sequence about family interiors or mid-century routines.
Historical context: The clip offers a small view of private household activity and personal presentation in a 1950s New York City home-movie setting.
Research note: A recognizable adult face and private interior are visible, so likeness and property considerations should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1955 New York City 8mm home movie, older woman indoors, mid-century domestic interior, woman cleaning metal glass, and vintage family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other 1955 New York City interiors, and then with broader mid-century domestic-life material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Older woman in a blue patterned dress and pearl earrings handles a small metal glass in a 1955 New York City interior. — The woman looks down while holding the small metal glass near the window blinds.

In a dim 1955 New York City interior, the woman inspects or wipes a small metal glass beside blinds and a cabinet. — She raises the metal glass and appears to examine its surface.

The woman briefly faces the camera while holding the small metal glass in a warm mid-century private interior. — She glances toward the camera with the metal glass still in hand.

The woman continues handling the metal glass near horizontal blinds and a dark wooden cabinet in the home interior. — She gestures toward the glass as if cleaning or checking it.

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