Hicksville New York-1956: Snowy House and Yard with Figure in Red

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationHicksville, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1954 Hicksville New York

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Snowy House and Yard with Figure in Red — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1956, this vintage home movie captures a quiet winter scene in Hicksville, New York. A two-story wooden house stands in the snow-dusted yard, with a dark sedan parked nearby. A person in a bright red coat walks past the house as the camera pans slowly to the right, revealing more of the snowy landscape and bare trees. The footage shows melting snow on the ground and a small outbuilding, all rendered in the warm, grainy aesthetic of classic Super 8 film. This archival clip evokes a nostalgic, everyday moment from mid-century America.

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: 123442310

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: 1956 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: Hicksville, New York, 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: Suitable for documentary or editorial productions seeking authentic mid-1950s American suburban winter footage, particularly segments on postwar housing, domestic life, or Long Island community history.
Period detail: The two-story clapboard house, a dark American sedan of apparent late-1940s to mid-1950s vintage, and patchy melting snow are consistent with the stated 1956 date.
Home-movie behavior: An amateur cameraperson pans slowly across a residential yard in winter, capturing an unposed moment as a figure in a red coat moves naturally through the scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a two-story weathered clapboard house, small outbuilding with green roof, large bare tree trunk in foreground, dark vintage sedan, patchy melting snow, bare winter trees, and a person in a red coat.
Film character: The footage shows a pronounced blue-purple color cast and visible grain typical of 8mm stock shot in low winter light, with natural vignetting at frame edges lending period authenticity.
Edit role: Works as an establishing insert or memory-beat cutaway in documentaries about postwar suburban life, 1950s domestic routine, or Long Island community histories.
Historical context: Hicksville, New York was among the Long Island suburbs that expanded rapidly after World War II; this modest residential exterior may reflect the housing stock typical of that postwar growth.
Research note: A figure in a red coat is visible in several frames; face details are unclear at this resolution, but standard likeness review is advisable before any commercial use.
Research search match: Likely matched by searches such as: 1950s American suburb winter, Long Island home movie snow, postwar residential New York, mid-century domestic outdoor winter 8mm footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same reel or Hicksville location; then with 1950s suburban New York winter footage; then with mid-century American residential exterior sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

8mm home movie frame, 1956 Hicksville New York: two-story clapboard house in winter, vintage dark sedan parked at left, person in red coat at lower right, large foreground tree. — Winter residential scene, Hicksville NY, 1956; person in red coat visible at lower right beside large foreground tree.

8mm pan frame, 1956 Hicksville New York: two-story house and small outbuilding with green roof behind foreground tree, dark sedan on patchy snow, bare trees under blue-toned sky. — Pan right across snowy yard, 1956; outbuilding and sedan visible behind large foreground tree.

Mid-pan 8mm frame, 1956 Hicksville New York: outbuilding prominent at center, red-coated figure at left frame edge, dark vehicle on snow, bare winter trees filling the background. — Mid-pan frame showing outbuilding and parked vehicle on snow; red-coated figure visible at left edge.

End-of-pan 8mm frame, 1956 Hicksville New York: snowy residential yard with outbuilding, dark sedan at right, and dense bare winter trees against a blue-toned overcast sky. — End of pan across snowy yard; dark sedan and bare winter trees, Hicksville NY, 1956.

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