Pennsylvania-1957: Man Tries On Cabbie Hat And Pours Drink At Outdoor Gathering

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man Tries On Cabbie Hat And Pours Drink At Outdoor Gathering — Clip Details

PENNSYLVANIA-1957: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a casual outdoor gathering of three people, likely a family, on a sunny day. A man in a patterned short-sleeve shirt tries on a blue and white checkered cabbie hat, while a woman in a white blouse smiles and another woman in a floral print top looks on. In the background, two classic 1950s American sedans are parked on a residential street. The footage exhibits authentic film grain, slight color fading, and natural movement, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American life and fashion.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 120816342

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: 1957 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: 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: This 1950s Pennsylvania home-movie clip supports documentary or editorial requests for informal mid-century family gatherings, casual clothing, and relaxed outdoor social behavior.
Period detail: Visible period clues include parked 1950s American sedans, short-sleeve patterned and floral clothing, a checkered cabbie-style hat, and the saturated color texture of 8mm home-movie film.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged social moment as a man tries on a hat and handles a drink while two women sit nearby and react casually.
What appears in frame: The frames show three adults seated outdoors, a checkered cap, bottles or drink containers, a small tabletop or picnic surface, a residential street, grass, shade, and parked sedans.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, slight color fading, and handheld framing that add authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century leisure, family visits, neighborhood gatherings, or everyday fashion.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for casual postwar American social life without documenting a specific public event, institution, or named location beyond the supplied Pennsylvania metadata.
Research note: People are clearly visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed, while copyright clearance and any property considerations should be evaluated separately from the absence of visible logos.
Research search match: Relevant search phrases include 1957 Pennsylvania home movie, 1950s outdoor family gathering, man wearing cabbie hat, mid-century casual fashion, and vintage 8mm neighborhood social scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other Pennsylvania 1957 home movies, and then with broader clips of 1950s family gatherings, hats, drinks, and residential street scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In this Pennsylvania 1957 home-movie frame, three adults sit outdoors in shade near parked 1950s sedans, with the man in a patterned shirt partly turned toward the camera. — Adults gathered outdoors beside a residential street.

In this Pennsylvania 1957 frame, a man in a patterned shirt raises a blue and white checkered cabbie-style cap while a woman in a white blouse smiles nearby and another woman sits partly in shadow. — Man tries on a checkered cap at an outdoor gathering.

In this Pennsylvania 1957 home-movie frame, the man now wears the checkered cap while seated beside two women, with a residential street and parked cars in the background. — Man seated in the checkered cap beside two women.

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