Nebraska USA-1955: Man Using Rotary Phone on Sofa

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationNebraska, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1955 Nebraska

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Man Using Rotary Phone on Sofa — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Nebraska USA in 1955 shows a man in a white dress shirt and dark tie sitting on a patterned sofa. He holds a black rotary telephone receiver to his ear, appearing engaged in conversation. A small table beside him holds the phone base and a brass lamp. The scene captures a candid moment of mid-century domestic life, with warm, slightly faded colors and the characteristic grain of Super 8 film. The clip ends with a view of wrapped Christmas presents near a fireplace, suggesting a holiday setting. This authentic archival footage is ideal for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical storytelling.

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: 122629695

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

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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: Nebraska, 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 and editorial requests for mid-1950s American domestic life, telephone communication history, or holiday home-movie sequences.
Period detail: The black rotary telephone, stacked magazines on the side table, and warm color rendering are consistent with mid-1950s domestic interiors; Christmas gifts visible in the final frame suggest a holiday setting.
Home-movie behavior: A family member films an adult man during a casual holiday phone call, capturing an unposed candid moment of everyday mid-century domestic life.
What appears in frame: Black rotary telephone on a brass side table, stacked magazines on the lower shelf, man in a white dress shirt with dark suspenders, upholstered sofa, decorative table lamp, and wrapped Christmas presents with red ribbons near a dark fireplace surround.
Film character: Warm color shift, visible grain, and slightly soft focus are characteristic of 8mm home-movie stock from this era, lending the footage an intimate, time-worn period texture.
Edit role: Works as a cutaway or memory-beat insert in documentary sequences about postwar American home life, telephone culture, or holiday family retrospectives.
Historical context: The rotary dial telephone and domestic furnishings reflect mid-century American consumer culture; Christmas gifts in the final frame place this within a holiday family gathering.
Research note: An identifiable adult male face is visible throughout; editorial use requires standard likeness assessment as the subject is unidentified, and the private domestic interior setting should be noted.
Research search match: Likely found via queries such as '1950s rotary phone home movie,' 'mid-century American Christmas domestic footage,' or 'vintage telephone interior 8mm Nebraska.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same Nebraska 1955 reel, then with mid-1950s American domestic interiors, then with vintage telephone or Christmas home-movie sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

Close view of a black rotary telephone on a side table with a brass base and stacked magazines beneath, from a 1955 Nebraska 8mm home movie. — Rotary telephone on side table, Nebraska 1955.

Adult man in a white dress shirt with dark suspenders holds a rotary phone receiver to his ear while seated on a sofa; Nebraska home movie circa 1955. — Man on phone, seated on sofa.

Medium-close shot of a man in a white dress shirt with dark suspenders, telephone receiver to his ear, decorative table lamp in background; Nebraska home movie circa 1955. — Man listening on telephone, lamp behind.

Wrapped Christmas gift boxes with red ribbons and bows piled near a dark fireplace surround and wooden mantel; from a mid-1950s Nebraska 8mm home movie. — Christmas gifts near fireplace.

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