Kansas City Missouri-1959: View Of Two Buildings And A Park With Two People

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationKansas City, Missouri, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 Kansas City Missouri

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View Of Two Buildings And A Park With Two People — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures a quiet scene in Kansas City, Missouri. The footage shows a large, low-slung building with a flat roof, likely a military or institutional facility, set against a backdrop of trees and open grassy fields. Two figures in dark uniforms walk across the lawn, suggesting a military or official setting. The view is framed by tree branches in the foreground, adding depth to the composition. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, faded colors, and a slightly soft focus, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American atmosphere. This archival footage offers a glimpse into everyday life and architecture from the late 1950s.

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: 123144517

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

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: 1959 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 City, Missouri, 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

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s archival edits needing an exterior institutional or military-adjacent park setting in Kansas City, Missouri.
Period detail: The clip may show mid-century civic or military grounds, with a low building, flagpole, rope barrier, and a large sign visible in the opening frame.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes the grounds from a visitor-like distance as two people cross the open lawn without staging for the lens.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a large sign, rope posts, flagpole, low pale building, open grass, trees, distant hills, and two walking figures.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, dark frame edges, uneven exposure, and faded color typical of home-movie reversal film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief establishing insert, transition, or memory beat for institutional grounds and quiet public space.
Historical context: The scene places uniformed or dark-clothed adults within landscaped grounds, suggesting official or organized activity without proving the site's function.
Research note: People, signage, and possible institutional identifiers are visible, so likeness, trademark, and property context should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Searches for 1959 Kansas City 8mm park grounds, mid-century institutional building, military exterior, sign and flagpole footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then Kansas City 1959 material, then broader 1950s institutional grounds or park exteriors.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Kansas City home-movie frame showing a large sign, rope barrier, flagpole, lawn, and trees on institutional grounds. — A large sign stands near a roped lawn area with trees and a flagpole in view.

1959 Kansas City frame with two small figures crossing a dry lawn in front of a low pale building and trees. — Two figures cross the grounds near a low building shaded by trees.

1959 Kansas City home-movie view of two people on a broad lawn with a long low building and tree branches nearby. — Two people appear on the lawn in front of a long low building.

1959 Kansas City frame showing two distant figures crossing an open grassy area before a low building under tree shade. — Two distant figures move across the open lawn with the building behind them.

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