Paducah Kentucky USA-1951: Man Going For A Drive In His Car Next To His Wife On

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Year1951
Decade1950s
LocationPaducah, Kentucky, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1951 Paducah Kentucky

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Man Going For A Drive In His Car Next To His Wife On — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1951, this vintage home movie captures a man in a light-colored shirt and dark trousers standing beside a classic car in a sun-drenched park. He opens the driver's door and gets in, while a woman is visible in the passenger seat. The scene unfolds on a bright, sunny day with lush green grass and trees in the background, showcasing the authentic colors and grain of mid-century home movie footage. The camera remains stationary, observing the couple preparing for a drive.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: InteriorExterior
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: 123319735

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: 1951 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: Paducah, Kentucky, 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: Useful for 1950s American home-movie requests needing a brief domestic travel or family outing moment with a couple and car in Paducah, Kentucky.
Period detail: The rounded dark sedan, light short-sleeve shirt, and 8mm color stock support a mid-century setting, with the 1951 date and Paducah location supplied by metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged moment as a man opens the driver door and gets into the car while a woman waits in the passenger seat.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark mid-century car, open driver door, man in a light shirt, seated passenger, green lawn, trees, bright sun, and park-like grounds.
Film character: The footage has saturated 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet framing that reflect its physical home-movie origin.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for postwar family travel, everyday driving, or domestic life sequences.
Historical context: The scene shows a couple using a private automobile in a landscaped outdoor setting, suggesting everyday mobility and leisure without proving a specific event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no clear logos or private property are visible, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness concerns.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1951 8mm home movie of a couple getting into a car, vintage Kentucky family driving scene, or mid-century automobile park footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Paducah or 1951 footage, then broader 1950s family car and leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1951 Paducah home-movie frame showing a man beside a dark mid-century car with an open door on a green park lawn. — A man stands by the open driver door of a dark car in a sunlit park setting.

A man in a light shirt prepares to enter a dark car in a 1951 Paducah park scene, with grass and trees in the background. — The man pauses beside the open car door before getting in.

The open car door partly hides the man as he moves toward the driver seat.

The man appears seated at the wheel of the dark car, with the door still open and the park lawn visible beyond the window. — The driver sits inside the car as the open door frames the bright park behind him.

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