Idaho USA-1955: View Of Person Driving Red Car Down Street On A Sunny Day

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationIdaho, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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View Of Person Driving Red Car Down Street On A Sunny Day — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Idaho USA in 1955 captures a classic red and white two-tone sedan driving down a quiet suburban street on a sunny day. The car, likely a mid-1950s American model, moves through the frame with other period vehicles visible in the background. Bare trees and modest homes line the street, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American neighborhood. The film exhibits characteristic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and slight motion blur, with a person visible behind the wheel. The footage offers authentic archival material for documentaries, retro-themed projects, or historical storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122628089

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1955 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: Idaho, 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: Suits documentary or commercial productions needing authentic mid-1950s American street and automobile footage from the suburban American West.
Period detail: The red and white two-tone sedan with prominent chrome grille and dual headlights appears consistent with mid-1950s American automotive styling; bare deciduous trees and modest frame homes suggest a late-autumn or early-spring scene.
Home-movie behavior: A home-movie maker appears to have filmed a specific car — likely their own or a family member's — driving past; pride-of-ownership filming of the family automobile was a common amateur subject of the era.
What appears in frame: Red and white two-tone four-door sedan, chrome front grille, dual headlights, front license plate, bare deciduous trees, modest residential homes, asphalt street, and a secondary period vehicle in the background.
Film character: Color 8mm stock shows warm red-shift, visible grain, and motion blur during panning frames, lending the footage an authentic mid-century home-movie texture.
Edit role: Functions as an era-establishing insert or transitional cutaway for 1950s American street life or automotive sequences in documentary or narrative productions.
Historical context: Mid-1950s postwar America saw rapid suburban automobile adoption; filming the family car driving past was a common home-movie subject reflecting consumer pride in new vehicle ownership.
Research note: A person is visible through the windshield and should be reviewed for likeness considerations; residential properties appear in background; no legible logos are visible; copyright ownership requires verification.
Research search match: Researchers may search for '1950s American car home movie,' 'mid-century suburban street color 8mm,' 'postwar automobile footage Idaho,' or 'red sedan 1950s driving color film.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other Idaho 1955 reel clips; then with 1950s American suburban street or automotive footage; then with mid-century American daily life color home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

Mid-1950s red and white two-tone sedan driving toward camera on a residential street in Idaho, USA, circa 1955; a second period car visible behind. — Red two-tone sedan approaching on a suburban street, circa 1955.

Tight shot of the roofline and chrome body trim of a mid-1950s red and white two-tone American sedan, circa 1955 Idaho, USA. — Chrome body trim and roofline of a 1950s two-tone sedan, close view.

Passing side view of a red mid-1950s American sedan showing the curved roofline and side window, captured on color 8mm film circa 1955. — Side profile of a 1950s red sedan as it passes the camera.

Red and white two-tone sedan passing modest residential homes and bare trees on a suburban street in Idaho, circa 1955; motion blur from camera pan. — Suburban homes and bare trees as the red sedan passes, circa 1955.

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