Hatfield Pennsylvania USA-1956: Beautiful Blue Car In The Sunshine Lived On A

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationHatfield, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 Pennsylvania

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Beautiful Blue Car In The Sunshine Lived On A — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1956 in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, showing a classic American station wagon at night. The car, bathed in a striking blue glow, is captured in motion against a dark, grainy backdrop. The film exhibits heavy grain and a distinct blue tint, characteristic of old Super 8 footage. The camera follows the vehicle as it moves through the darkness, creating a mysterious, nostalgic atmosphere. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse of mid-century automotive life, perfect for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120788144

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 2359 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: west coast,paul s fackler
Reel-level year note: 1956
Reel-level location note: wesleyville pennsylvania
Date: 1956 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: Hatfield, Pennsylvania, 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: This 1950s Hatfield, Pennsylvania 8mm clip can support archival requests for mid-century American automobile atmosphere, night driving impressions, or home-movie transportation cutaways.
Period detail: The visible station wagon profile, chrome-like trim, and soft blue cast may show a mid-1950s family car filmed in low light.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the value of an unstaged home-movie glimpse, with the camera following or catching a familiar car as it moves through darkness.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark station wagon, blue-tinted highlights, reflective trim, windows, a shadowed background, heavy grain, and a horizontal contact-sheet join.
Film character: The clip carries dense 8mm grain, underexposed night color, blue color shift, soft focus, and handheld motion that give it strong physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, transition, or memory beat for night travel, family car ownership, or mid-century suburban atmosphere.
Historical context: The footage suggests everyday automobile use in a residential or rural setting, though the frames do not confirm street details, occupants, or a specific event.
Research note: No people, logos, or readable brands are visible in these frames, but copyright, vehicle identification, and any location or property context should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Relevant search phrasing includes 1950s 8mm station wagon at night, blue-tinted home movie car, Hatfield Pennsylvania vintage automobile footage, and mid-century family car cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other 1956 Hatfield or Pennsylvania material, and then broader 1950s automobile and family travel footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Station wagon in blue night light.

A mostly dark 8mm frame shows faint blue-green shadow texture, with the vehicle largely out of view or obscured by low exposure. — Underexposed night frame between car views.

A dark, grainy 8mm frame shows little identifiable subject detail beyond low-light texture and the contact-sheet boundary from the extracted stills. — Dark grainy night footage.

A partial view of the blue-tinted station wagon appears at the right edge of the frame, with its side windows and roofline emerging from the dark 8mm night scene. — Partial station wagon passing through darkness.

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