Kansas USA-1958: Great Men Slept Here

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationKansas, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Kansas

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Great Men Slept Here — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Kansas USA in 1958, showing a man in a fedora and plaid jacket walking past a cream-colored building with red awnings. A classic car is visible in the foreground, and a sign reads 'ATLAS TIRES'. The clip transitions to a title card stating 'BJERKE HOME "GREAT MEN" SLEPT HERE!' in bold white text on a dark background, capturing authentic mid-century Americana with natural film grain and color palette.

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: 122639079

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: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 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: Kansas, 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: Fits 1950s small-town Americana requests — street-level local color plus a handmade intertitle card for documentaries on mid-century Plains life or Norwegian-American family heritage.
Period detail: Classic car body, dark fedora, plaid sport coat, red awnings, and ATLAS TIRES painted signage are consistent with a late-1950s small-town commercial streetscape.
Home-movie behavior: The handmade title card — 'BJERKE HOME: GREAT MEN SLEPT HERE!' — reveals the amateur filmmaker's playful pride in a family landmark, a narration device common to mid-century home-movie reels.
What appears in frame: Man in dark fedora and plaid jacket, cream-painted building with red awnings, partial blue classic car, ATLAS TIRES sign, arched window, outdoor daylight, white-on-gray handmade title card.
Film character: Warm 8mm color with soft grain, slight exposure bloom on the building exterior, and natural depth-of-field softness give the footage authentic mid-century home-movie texture.
Edit role: The street shot serves as a location establishing insert; the title card functions as a chapter marker or ironic memory beat in a documentary or personal-essay edit.
Historical context: The surname 'Bjerke' and Norwegian-related tags suggest a Norwegian-American family; the 'great men slept here' conceit echoed a widespread mid-century roadside tourism trope.
Research note: One adult male is identifiable in frame 0 — likeness review recommended; ATLAS TIRES brand signage is visible and may require editorial assessment depending on usage type and jurisdiction.
Research search match: Likely researcher queries: 1950s Kansas street scene, mid-century commercial signage, Norwegian-American home movie, vintage intertitle card, small-town USA 1958.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same Bjerke family reel, then with 1950s Kansas or Plains states street footage, then with Norwegian-American community films or mid-century title-card sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

Man in dark fedora and plaid jacket passes a cream-painted commercial building with red awnings and ATLAS TIRES signage, blue classic car at left; Kansas, circa 1958. — Man passes ATLAS TIRES storefront, Kansas, c.1958.

1958 8mm home-movie intertitle card: 'BJERKE HOME / GREAT MEN SLEPT HERE!' white capitals on gray textured background, 'GREAT MEN' underlined with double rule. — Title card: 'BJERKE HOME — GREAT MEN SLEPT HERE!'

Continued 1958 home-movie intertitle: 'BJERKE HOME / GREAT MEN SLEPT HERE!' white capitals on gray textured background, double underline beneath GREAT MEN. — Title card held: 'BJERKE HOME — GREAT MEN SLEPT HERE!'

Final frame of 1958 8mm intertitle sequence: 'BJERKE HOME / GREAT MEN SLEPT HERE!' white capitals on gray textured background, double underline beneath GREAT MEN. — Title card final hold: 'BJERKE HOME — GREAT MEN SLEPT HERE!'

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