Virginia USA-1958: Magic Show For Workers On Flatbed Truck

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationVirginia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Virginia

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Magic Show For Workers On Flatbed Truck — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from Virginia USA in 1958 captures a lively outdoor safety show for industrial workers. A magician in a black top hat and cape performs on a makeshift stage atop a flatbed truck, surrounded by a small audience of men and women in period attire. Other performers in bowler hats and suits stand nearby, while a banner reading 'SAFETY SHOW' hangs in the background. The scene unfolds in an industrial yard with brick buildings, a large tire, and a speaker, all rendered in the warm, grainy aesthetic of classic home movie film.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 120979005

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: Yes
Audible music: Yes

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 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: Virginia, 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: Useful for 1950s industrial workplace, safety program, or traveling entertainment sequences needing authentic Virginia 8mm home-movie material.
Period detail: The men's hats, suits, wide trousers, flatbed stage, banner, and industrial yard setting support a late-1950s workplace event reading.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a spectator's viewpoint, shifting between the stage act and workers gathered below in a casual outdoor audience.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a magician in cape and top hat, suited assistants, a safety-show banner, a flatbed truck stage, ladder, loudspeaker, workers, and brick buildings.
Film character: The clip carries warm 8mm color, soft focus, grain, exposure variation, and handheld framing typical of amateur home-movie documentation.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, workplace culture cutaway, mid-century safety-program beat, or transition into industrial recreation scenes.
Historical context: The scene appears to show entertainment folded into an industrial safety gathering, with workers watching a staged performance in an outdoor yard.
Research note: People, faces, signage, possible music, and workplace setting require review for likeness, trademark, copyright, and location-related use concerns.
Research search match: Searches for 1958 Virginia 8mm safety show, industrial workers watching magician, flatbed truck stage, or mid-century workplace entertainment may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Virginia 1958 workplace footage, then broader industrial safety or recreation scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Virginia home-movie frame showing a caped magician and suited performers on a flatbed stage during a safety show for workers. — A magician and assistants perform from a flatbed truck stage as workers gather below.

1958 Virginia frame of a magician in top hat and cape performing beside men in hats on a flatbed truck stage. — The magician gestures during the outdoor safety show while other performers stand nearby.

1958 Virginia home-movie frame with a wider view of the safety show truck stage and workers watching from the industrial yard. — Workers stand in small groups below the flatbed stage during the safety show.

1958 Virginia frame showing workers gathered below a flatbed truck stage with performers and safety-show signage visible. — Audience members watch from the yard as the stage act continues on the truck.

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