Catskill New York-1957: Man Washing Light Blue Car On A Bright Sunny Day

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationCatskill, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 Catskill New York

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Man Washing Light Blue Car On A Bright Sunny Day — Clip Details

A man in a light blue short-sleeve shirt and dark pants washes a pale blue vintage car on a bright sunny day in Catskill, New York, 1957. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures him using a green garden hose to spray the vehicle, then wiping down the side with a cloth. The car, a classic mid-century model, sits in front of a dark garage with a white corrugated roof. The scene exudes nostalgic Americana, with natural sunlight and the authentic grain of vintage home movie footage.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 123442956

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

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 1256 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #8
Reel-level year note: 1957-1958
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1957 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: Catskill, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Covers a 1950s suburban domestic routine for documentary editors needing mid-century American daily-life or postwar car-culture sequences.
Period detail: The car appears to be a mid-1950s American four-door sedan with chrome trim; the corrugated metal garage roof and green rubber hose are consistent with late-1950s suburban materials.
Home-movie behavior: A family member filmed this candid weekend chore, capturing unstaged domestic rhythm rather than a posed portrait.
What appears in frame: Man in blue short-sleeve shirt, pale blue mid-century sedan, green garden hose, chrome door trim, corrugated metal garage roof, dark garage wall, leafy trees, and strong summer shadows.
Film character: Color-shifted 8mm palette with warm saturation, visible frame grain, and high midday contrast typical of amateur home-movie stock from the late 1950s.
Edit role: Works as a nostalgic insert or memory beat in postwar Americana sequences; the hose-spray opener is a natural cut-in for car-culture or suburban daily-life montages.
Historical context: Car washing at home was a common weekend ritual in postwar America as suburban car ownership surged, reflecting 1950s consumer culture around the automobile.
Research note: An adult male is visibly present throughout and his face is partially visible in profile — likeness review recommended for commercial use; car model is unconfirmed and no property signage is observed.
Research search match: Researchers may search for 1950s car wash home movie, suburban Americana 1957, postwar car culture 8mm, or vintage backyard automobile footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from this reel or Catskill collection; then 1950s suburban New York exterior footage; then postwar American car-culture or domestic daily-life sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

Man hosing down a pale blue mid-1950s American sedan in front of a corrugated-roof garage, Catskill, New York, circa 1957. — Hosing the front wheel, circa 1957.

Man cleaning the side door of a pale blue mid-1950s American sedan with a cloth, circa 1957, Catskill, New York. — Wiping down the door panel, circa 1957.

Man cleaning the rear door area of a pale blue mid-1950s sedan, dark garage and corrugated roof behind, circa 1957. — Cleaning the rear door glass, circa 1957.

Man hand-wiping the driver's door of a pale blue mid-1950s sedan, circa 1957, Catskill area, New York. — Hand-drying the car door, circa 1957.

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