Wisconsin USA-1958: A Man Preparing Food While Others Eat at Backyard Gathering

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationWisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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A Man Preparing Food While Others Eat at Backyard Gathering — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Wisconsin, USA, in 1958, capturing a nostalgic backyard gathering. A man in a blue plaid shirt prepares food at a table while others, including a man in a white shirt and a woman in a checkered dress, stand nearby. The scene unfolds in a grassy yard with a house and a large woodpile in the background. The footage features natural sunlight, classic 1950s clothing styles, and authentic film grain, offering a candid glimpse into mid-century American family life and outdoor recreation.

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: 121500679

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 1211 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: family picnic,water skiing,lake wisconsin
Reel-level year note: 1958
Reel-level location note: wisconsin
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: Wisconsin, 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: Supports archival requests for late-1950s Midwestern home-movie footage of backyard eating, family gathering, and informal outdoor food preparation.
Period detail: The clothing, 8mm color stock, lawn setting, and simple outdoor serving setup are consistent with the supplied 1958 Wisconsin home-movie metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged social behavior as adults gather around food, talk, wait, and eat in a backyard setting.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adults, a lawn, a house wall, outdoor table or grill area, food items, chairs, sunlight, and a stacked woodpile.
Film character: The footage has a handheld 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure shifts, and dense contact-print framing.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, cutaway, or memory beat for mid-century family meals, backyard leisure, or domestic social life.
Historical context: The scene reflects a casual postwar-era American backyard gathering without supporting any specific event beyond the supplied Wisconsin 1958 context.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or music are indicated, and copyright clearance is separate from personal rights.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1958 Wisconsin backyard gathering, 1950s family cookout, vintage 8mm food preparation, and home movie outdoor meal.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Wisconsin 1958 clips, then broader 1950s backyard, food, and family-gathering material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 Wisconsin home-movie frame showing adults in casual clothes standing on a sunlit lawn near a house. — Adults gather outdoors on the lawn at a backyard social event.

1958 Wisconsin backyard frame with a man in a blue plaid shirt near food, chairs, and other adults beside a house. — A man stands near the outdoor food area as others gather beside the house.

1958 Wisconsin home-movie frame showing a man preparing or serving food as adults stand near chairs and a house wall. — Food is prepared or served at an informal backyard gathering.

1958 Wisconsin backyard frame showing adults with plates, conversation, a house wall, and a stacked woodpile behind them. — Adults eat and talk in the yard during the gathering.

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