Michigan USA-1958: Woman Examining Blueberry Plants in Field

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationMichigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Michigan

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Woman Examining Blueberry Plants in Field — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1958 in Michigan, USA, showing a woman with curly brown hair and a blue shirt crouching in a blueberry field. She carefully inspects the plants, smiling as she examines the fruit under a bright blue sky. The scene captures a moment of rural life with natural sunlight, lush green foliage, and a sandy path between rows. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and dark borders, evoking authentic mid-century Americana and nostalgic farm life.

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: 121496569

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 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: 1958 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: 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 rural Michigan or mid-century agriculture requests needing a brief home-movie view of a woman examining blueberry plants outdoors.
Period detail: The 1958 8mm source, casual clothing, bright outdoor field setting, and hand-held framing support a mid-century home-movie context without showing specific landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The woman crouches close to the plants, smiles, and looks down at the fruit in an informal, unstaged family-film moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a curly-haired woman, blue shirt, low berry bushes, green leaves, sandy rows, bright sky, dark film borders, and a small container near her hand.
Film character: The clip has 8mm grain, soft focus, saturated daylight color, slight fading, and gate-edge shadows that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a rural-life insert, agricultural cutaway, seasonal transition, or memory beat within a 1950s home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows a domestic-scale view of berry plants and outdoor inspection, suggesting everyday rural or garden activity rather than a documented commercial operation.
Research note: A recognizable adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or audible music are indicated, but copyright and personal-rights clearance remain separate checks.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1958 Michigan 8mm home movie blueberry field, woman inspecting plants, mid-century rural life, and vintage agriculture footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Michigan material, then broader 1950s rural life, gardening, fruit harvest, or home-movie agriculture clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Michigan 8mm frame of a curly-haired woman in a blue shirt crouching beside blueberry plants in a sunlit field. — A woman crouches among low berry bushes, smiling as she looks toward the plants.

1958 Michigan home-movie frame showing a woman crouched in a blueberry row, looking down at foliage and fruit. — The woman leans over the plants with a small container in hand.

Soft 8mm frame from 1958 Michigan with a woman crouched low among blueberry plants, partly hidden by leaves. — Leaves partly obscure the woman as she examines the plants at close range.

1958 Michigan 8mm still of a woman in a blue shirt crouching beside leafy blueberry plants in strong sunlight. — The woman remains crouched by the berry bushes, focused on the plants beside her.

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