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Kansas USA-1958: Men Observing River Landscape

  • Year1958
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationKansas, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1958 Kansas
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Men Observing River Landscape — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Kansas USA in 1958 shows two men in fedoras and suits standing on a scenic overlook, gazing at a wide river with tree-covered islands. The men, dressed in period attire, appear to be observing the waterway, with one pointing toward the landscape. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight motion blur, capturing a nostalgic moment of mid-century Americana. The scene is framed by foliage in the foreground, with a calm river stretching into the distance under a hazy sky.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
122641008

Rights & Clearance

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
1958 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Kansas, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

  • plant
  • grass
  • sky
  • cloud
  • tree
  • people
  • water
  • kansas USA
  • 1958
  • 1958 Kansas USA footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • 8mm home movie
  • men in fedoras
  • river landscape
  • scenic overlook
  • mid-century Americana
  • archival footage
  • nostalgic home movie
  • classic film
  • period clothing
  • water view
  • tree islands
  • Super 8 grain
  • vintage color fade
  • historical footage
  • documentary clip
  • editorial use
  • retro film
  • old film footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Fits documentary or editorial requests for mid-century American Midwest landscapes and everyday civilian leisure travel, particularly 1950s river-journey or road-trip sequences.
Period detail
Two men wearing broad-brimmed hats and what appear to be suit jackets, visible in early frames, are consistent with late-1950s male leisure dress in the American Midwest.
Home-movie behavior
A private, unstaged moment of two men pausing at a riverbank overlook, shot from behind, capturing the relaxed contemplative quality typical of family travel home-movie footage.
What appears in frame
Wide river with multiple tree-covered islands, elevated overlook position, warm-toned foreground foliage, two men in brimmed hats, one appearing to gesture, pale hazy sky above.
Film character
Classic 8mm color shift toward blue-purple in the water, soft focus throughout, visible grain, and motion blur in figure-present frames lend authentic mid-century home-movie texture.
Edit role
Works as an establishing insert for a 1950s Midwest travel or road-trip sequence, or as a contemplative landscape cutaway evoking mid-century America's relationship with its rivers.
Historical context
Wide rivers with forested islands were popular scenic stops on American family road trips in the 1950s; the Kansas location may suggest the Missouri or Kansas River, though no landmark is confirmed visually.
Research note
Adult faces are partially visible in early frames and may be identifiable; standard editorial review is required — copyright in home-movie material rests with the original filmmaker or estate.
Research search match
Researchers may search for '1950s Kansas river landscape,' 'mid-century American home movie outdoors,' '8mm overlook river 1950s,' or 'Midwest travel footage 1958.'
Archive pairing path
Pair first with other clips from the same reel or estate; then with 1950s Kansas or Missouri River footage; then with mid-century Midwest road-trip or scenic-overlook sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two men wearing brimmed hats and jackets stand at an elevated overlook gazing toward a wide river with tree-covered islands, Kansas, USA, circa 1958.
Two men observe the river from an overlook, Kansas, 1958.
A man in a brimmed hat stands at the edge of a riverside overlook with a broad river dotted by tree-covered islands beyond, Kansas, USA, circa 1958.
Man at overlook with river islands beyond, Kansas, 1958.
Wide river viewed from an elevated overlook with several tree-covered islands in the water, framed by warm-toned foreground foliage, Kansas, USA, circa 1958.
River and island view from the overlook, Kansas, 1958.
Broad river landscape with tree-covered islands shot from elevated overlook; a partial figure in a brimmed hat is just visible at the lower frame edge, Kansas, USA, circa 1958.
River islands from the overlook; partial figure at frame edge, Kansas, 1958.

Visually Similar Clips

← Previous in archiveKansas USA-1958: Two Men Admired The Lake Enjoying A Smoke While WalkingNext in archive →Kansas USA-1958: Two Men Looking Out Over Water Towards Islands
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