Grand Rapids Michigan USA-1956: Land That Shows A Quantity Of Old Houses

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 Grand Rapids Michigan

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Land That Shows A Quantity Of Old Houses — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, in 1956, showing a weathered Rexall Drugs sign with peeling paint and a tilted, aged appearance. The scene captures a quiet street with old residential buildings, some showing signs of disrepair and snow on the ground, evoking a nostalgic, mid-century American small-town atmosphere. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and authentic imperfections typical of archival Super 8 footage, with a handheld camera movement that pans across the storefront and surrounding structures.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Handheld
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: 121494097

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1210 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: bill's first birthday,blueberry field
Reel-level year note: 1956-1957-1958
Reel-level location note: michigan
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: Grand Rapids, Michigan, 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 Grand Rapids or Midwestern urban neighborhood requests needing brief home-movie views of aging housing and street-side commercial signage.
Period detail: The weathered Rexall Drugs sign, older wood-frame buildings, pale winter light and snow on the ground support a mid-century American neighborhood reading.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld camera drifts across ordinary buildings and a tilted sign, preserving an unstaged observer's view of a quiet local street.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a peeling Rexall Drugs sign, house exteriors, narrow windows, siding, pipes, snow patches, fences and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, faded color, exposure fluctuation and handheld framing that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, transition or memory beat for urban change, neighborhood decline or small-business street texture.
Historical context: The clip visually suggests older residential-commercial surroundings in Grand Rapids without establishing a specific address or event.
Research note: Brand signage is visible, so trademark and contextual use should be reviewed separately from copyright, likeness and property considerations.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s Grand Rapids street scene, 8mm Rexall Drugs sign, old houses in Michigan and Midwestern home movie neighborhood footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1956 Grand Rapids material, then broader 1950s Midwest street, storefront and aging-house scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 Grand Rapids home-movie frame showing a peeling, tilted Rexall Drugs sign near older residential buildings. — A worn Rexall Drugs sign leans near house exteriors on a quiet street.

1956 Grand Rapids frame with a bright house exterior, small windows and utility pipes in a winter street setting. — The camera passes a pale exterior wall with windows and utility details.

Home-movie view of older Grand Rapids house exteriors, windows and yard structures in soft faded 8mm color. — Older residential walls and yard structures fill the handheld frame.

1956 Grand Rapids frame showing a pale, overexposed building exterior with small windows and dark 8mm frame edges. — A bright building facade appears as the camera continues past the houses.

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