Kansas USA-1958: Man Smiling and Speaking

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

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Man Smiling and Speaking — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Kansas USA in 1958 shows a middle-aged man in a dark cap and light jacket smiling warmly at the camera. He appears to be speaking or reacting to someone off-screen, his expression shifting slightly across the five-second clip. The grainy, slightly dim lighting and soft focus are characteristic of amateur 8mm film from the late 1950s. The man's casual attire and relaxed demeanor suggest a candid moment captured during a family outing or daily life. This authentic archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American life.

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: 122640558

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: 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: Suits requests for 1950s American everyday life or working-class portrait sequences in documentary and educational productions.
Period detail: Man's grey flat newsboy cap, open light jacket, and dark shirt are consistent with late-1950s American casual or blue-collar dress; background structures remain softly out of focus.
Home-movie behavior: The man speaks and reacts directly toward the camera in a relaxed, unscripted way, suggesting a candid family-film moment rather than a posed portrait.
What appears in frame: Middle-aged man, grey flat cap, light open jacket, dark shirt, slight smile, partial vertical background structures, visible film sprocket borders, and warm muted color tones.
Film character: Warm, slightly desaturated 8mm color stock with visible grain, soft-focus background, and black sprocket-border edges typical of late-1950s amateur hand-held shooting.
Edit role: Functions as a candid talking-head insert or memory beat to anchor a 1950s American everyday life sequence.
Historical context: The man's direct camera address and informal attire reflect home-movie conventions of the era, when cameras were commonly turned on family members mid-activity.
Research note: An identifiable adult face appears in all frames; no model release accompanies archival home-movie material — editorial use is recommended; verify licensing terms before commercial portrait use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1950s American man talking to camera, mid-century home movie portrait, Kansas 1958 everyday life, or candid 8mm portrait.
Archive pairing path: Pair with other clips from the same reel first, then with Kansas or Midwest 1950s home-movie footage, then with candid talking-to-camera portraits from the same decade.

Still Frames From This Clip

Middle-aged man in grey flat cap and light open jacket smiles and speaks to camera in Kansas home movie footage, circa 1958. — Man in grey cap speaks toward camera, Kansas, circa 1958.

Man in grey flat cap and light jacket in Kansas home movie circa 1958, expression mid-shift as he continues speaking toward camera. — Man mid-expression while speaking, Kansas, circa 1958.

Man in grey flat cap turns to his left in Kansas home movie circa 1958, gaze moving off-camera in a candid conversational moment. — Man turns to look off-camera, Kansas, circa 1958.

Man looks aside in candid moment, Kansas, circa 1958.

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