Hicksville New York-1954: Man Working On Telephone Pole On A Sunny Day

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Year1954
Decade1950s
LocationHicksville, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1954 Hicksville New York

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Man Working On Telephone Pole On A Sunny Day — Clip Details

A man in a white tank top and light-colored pants climbs a wooden telephone pole in Hicksville, New York, in 1954. The scene, shot on 8mm film, captures a utility worker performing maintenance on a rural utility line. A green vintage truck is parked nearby on a grassy lot beside a brick building. The footage shows the worker ascending the pole with climbing gear, surrounded by lush green trees under a bright, sunny sky. The film exhibits natural grain and color saturation typical of mid-century home movies.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123373799

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 1069 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: barlans, bears house,goodmans,bar mitzvah,steve
Reel-level year note: 1953-1954
Reel-level location note: new york city
Date: 1954 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Hicksville, New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful 1950s 8mm footage for productions needing a brief utility work, telephone infrastructure, or small-town Long Island labor insert.
Period detail: The wooden utility pole, overhead wires, work belt, sleeveless shirt, and green service-style truck support a mid-century outdoor maintenance scene.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from ground level as the worker climbs and handles equipment, giving the scene an unstaged home-movie view of everyday labor.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a wooden telephone pole, climbing worker, overhead utility lines, green truck, grassy lot, trees, road edge, and a brick building.
Film character: The clip has saturated 8mm color, soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that reads as original home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a cutaway for telephone service, neighborhood infrastructure, manual work, or a short memory beat about 1950s daily life.
Historical context: The footage visually documents hands-on utility maintenance in a leafy residential or semi-rural setting without proving employer, project, or exact work type.
Research note: A person is visible and may be identifiable only in broad form; copyright, likeness, and any property permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s 8mm utility worker, man climbing telephone pole, Hicksville New York home movie, and vintage service truck footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other footage from the same reel, then Hicksville or 1954 material, then broader themes of utilities, outdoor work, and mid-century towns.

Still Frames From This Clip

1954 Hicksville home-movie frame showing a green truck beside a wooden telephone pole near grass, trees, a road, and a brick building. — A green truck sits near the utility pole before the climbing view centers on the worker.

1954 Hicksville frame showing a man in light clothing working high on a wooden telephone pole with wires and leafy trees around him. — The worker climbs the pole and positions himself near the overhead line.

1954 Hicksville home-movie frame of the utility worker leaning from the wooden pole as he reaches toward the line or hardware. — The worker steadies himself on the pole while reaching across the utility hardware.

1954 Hicksville frame showing the worker braced on the telephone pole, reaching outward near overhead wires against leafy trees. — The worker continues maintenance from the pole near the surrounding wires and trees.

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