Kansas USA-1958: Men Stranded in Desert Drinking from Can Near Open Car Trunk

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

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Men Stranded in Desert Drinking from Can Near Open Car Trunk — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Kansas USA in 1958 shows two men stranded in a vast desert landscape under a blazing sun. One man in a plaid shirt and yellow vest opens a can, likely a beverage, while the other in a red cap looks on. The open trunk of their vehicle is visible, suggesting they are seeking relief from the intense heat. The scene captures a moment of roadside respite during a hot summer journey, with the arid terrain stretching endlessly. A title card reads 'POOR DOGS! NOT A TREE IN MILES.' The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and film scratches, offering authentic archival material for documentaries, nostalgic content, or history projects.

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: 122639810

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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: 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.
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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Serves 1950s Americana and road-trip documentary requests needing authentic home-movie footage of working-class leisure travel in the American Midwest.
Period detail: Men's plaid work shirt, olive hunting vest, and flat-brimmed caps are consistent with late-1950s rural Midwest workwear; an open trunk lid behind them may belong to a late-1950s American automobile.
Home-movie behavior: The hand-lettered intertitle 'POOR DOGS! NOT A TREE IN MILES' reveals the filmmaker's dry wit, a hallmark of amateur 8mm narration style common in 1950s home-movie making.
What appears in frame: Two adult men in work caps, a plaid shirt, an olive hunting vest, a small held can, a white object raised toward the camera, an open car trunk lid, and a flat open landscape with pale sky.
Film character: Warm, slightly faded color palette with visible grain and mild light falloff at frame edges give the footage the handcrafted texture characteristic of scanned 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: Works as a character insert or humorous cutaway in a road-trip or Americana sequence, with the built-in hand-lettered intertitle providing a ready-made editorial beat.
Historical context: The spliced hand-lettered intertitle reflects a home-movie editing tradition of the 1950s–60s, when amateur filmmakers cut self-made title cards between scenes to narrate or editorialize road trips.
Research note: Identifiable adult faces are clearly visible in footage; likeness status for the individuals shown is unknown and should be evaluated before editorial use. No audible music or visible brand logos noted.
Research search match: Researchers searching for 1950s road trip, Kansas plains travel, vintage home-movie intertitle, mid-century Americana humor, or 8mm roadside footage may find this clip relevant.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same reel or road trip; then with 1950s Great Plains or Kansas travel footage; then with home movies featuring hand-lettered intertitles or mid-century road humor.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two adult men in late-1950s workwear stand at an open car trunk in flat terrain; one holds a small can, consistent with Kansas road footage circa 1958. — Man in plaid shirt and olive vest holds a can at the open car trunk while a companion in a red cap looks on.

Man in plaid shirt, olive vest and cap holds a white object playfully toward the camera near an open car trunk, with a companion in a red cap behind him, circa 1958 Kansas. — Man holds up an opened can or pale object toward the camera near the car trunk while companion watches.

Amateur home-movie intertitle with white stenciled text on a dark cardstock background reading: POOR DOGS! NOT A TREE IN MILES. — Home-movie intertitle: "POOR DOGS! NOT A TREE IN MILES."

Second hold of the hand-stenciled intertitle reading POOR DOGS! NOT A TREE IN MILES, extending on-screen for viewer reading time. — Title card repeated: "POOR DOGS! NOT A TREE IN MILES."

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