California USA-1969: Man in Suit Standing by Trees

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 California

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Man in Suit Standing by Trees — Clip Details

A man in a dark suit and glasses stands in profile against a backdrop of lush green trees in California, 1969. Shot on vintage 8mm film, the clip shows natural sunlight filtering through the leaves, creating a soft, nostalgic atmosphere. The man appears to be reading or holding a small object, his posture relaxed. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, capturing a candid moment from a mid-century home movie. This authentic archival clip evokes Americana and personal history.

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: 120900873

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 1343 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #9,easter,grandma granpa visit,spring rainbow,opening day,little league,baseball
Reel-level year note: 1969
Reel-level location note: clarendon hills, illinois, woodland hills, california
Date: 1969 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: California, 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 1969 California 8mm home-movie clip can support archival requests for late-1960s informal portraiture, outdoor family footage, or documentary cutaways involving a suited adult man in a leafy setting.
Period detail: The dark suit, eyeglasses, side-parted hair, saturated color, and 8mm home-movie texture may show late-1960s personal filming style rather than a formally staged scene.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears candidly filmed in profile while standing outdoors and looking down toward his hands, giving the clip an unstaged personal-record quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a suited adult man with glasses, dense green trees, bright blue sky, strong daylight, dark film borders, and a small object or hand gesture near his chest.
Film character: The footage has visible 8mm grain, soft focus, slight motion blur, rich but aged color, and uneven frame exposure consistent with scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, character cutaway, transitional memory beat, or contextual outdoor portrait within a 1960s California home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually reflects a private outdoor social moment in California in 1969, with no visible landmarks or public event details to identify a more specific setting.
Research note: An adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright status, with no logos, minors, audible music, or clearly identifiable private property visible in the supplied frames.
Research search match: Relevant researcher searches might include 1969 California 8mm home movie man in suit, vintage outdoor portrait with trees, and late 1960s home-movie cutaway of adult man with glasses.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other California 1969 home-movie scenes, and then broader 1960s outdoor family or social gathering footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Suited man in profile by trees.

Man looking down near trees.

Profile portrait against foliage.

The man in a dark suit appears turned slightly away from the camera, with bright green trees and strong outdoor light behind him. — Man turned beside trees.

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