Nebraska USA-1958: Two Men Working On A Roof While The Third Man Takes A Break

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationNebraska, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Nebraska

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Two Men Working On A Roof While The Third Man Takes A Break — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Nebraska, USA, in 1958 showing three men working on a residential roof under a clear blue sky. Two men in work clothes and hats are actively installing shingles, while a third man in a plaid shirt takes a break, sitting on the roof peak. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color saturation, and a slightly shaky handheld camera perspective. A wooden ladder leans against the house, and an antenna is visible on the roofline. This authentic slice of mid-century American life captures a moment of manual labor and quiet camaraderie.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122641483

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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 (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: Fits documentary requests for mid-century American domestic labor, postwar home ownership, or everyday working-class life in rural or suburban America circa 1958.
Period detail: Wooden pole scaffolding, work dungarees, caps, white clapboard siding, and the punchy Kodachrome-style color palette are consistent with late-1950s residential construction practices.
Home-movie behavior: Shot by a ground-level observer looking up, capturing the casual communal character of a neighborhood roofing job, likely friends or family helping out.
What appears in frame: Three adult men on a partially stripped residential roof, wooden pole scaffolding, white clapboard siding, exposed roof sheathing, bundled roofing material, work caps, and a bright blue sky.
Film character: 8mm color emulsion delivers punchy blue-sky saturation, moderate grain, and a slightly oblique handheld angle that gives the clip the warm, sun-drenched texture of a mid-century home film.
Edit role: Works as a period insert or memory-beat cutaway in documentaries on postwar American home ownership, DIY labor, or small-town Midwest community life.
Historical context: Wooden-pole scaffolding and cooperative roofing reflect mid-century community labor norms; postwar suburbanization drove widespread residential construction across the American Midwest.
Research note: Adult faces are partially visible; subjects cannot be identified from the footage alone, but likeness review is advisable before commercial use. No logos or brands detected.
Research search match: Researchers may query '1950s roofing workers,' 'postwar home construction 8mm,' 'men working on roof vintage,' or 'Nebraska 1958 home movie.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other Nebraska 1958 home movie clips from the same reel, then with mid-century American home construction footage, then with 1950s small-town community labor scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Three men re-roofing a clapboard house in what appears to be Nebraska, USA, circa 1958; one rests at the ridge while two others work near wooden pole scaffolding. — Three roofers, one resting at the peak and two working the slope, on a mid-century residential re-roofing job.

Two roofers working on a clapboard house exterior circa 1958, with wooden pole scaffolding, exposed roof sheathing, and a deep blue sky visible. — Two workers on the roof slope of a mid-century clapboard house, wooden pole scaffolding alongside.

Close view of a worker in 1950s work clothes handling bundled roofing material at the eave of a clapboard house, wooden pole scaffolding in the background. — A worker handles roofing material at the roof edge, wooden scaffolding poles behind him.

Wide shot of a mid-century residential re-roofing job with exposed sheathing, wooden scaffolding, and workers partly visible on the slope against a blue sky, circa 1958. — A wide view of the re-roofing job: exposed deck, pole scaffolding, and workers on the slope.

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