Catskill New York-1957: Men And Women Sit And Chat In The Shade A Lovely Summer

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

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Men And Women Sit And Chat In The Shade A Lovely Summer — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a relaxed summer day in Catskill, New York. A woman in a blue striped top sits in the foreground, gesturing as she chats with a man in a white shirt and dark overalls seated on a small stool. They are on a patio under a large umbrella, with a round metal table nearby. The scene shifts to show another man in a white shirt smiling at the camera, then a shirtless older man holding a rake beside a vintage car. The footage features natural sunlight, lush green grass, and the authentic grain and color palette 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: 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: 123446825

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 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

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: Supports 1950s documentary or educational requests for casual Catskill, New York home-movie scenes of adults relaxing outdoors in summer.
Period detail: The patio furniture, striped casual clothing, overalls, small stool, rake, and rounded vintage car may show mid-century domestic leisure details.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal behavior: adults sitting in shade, chatting, turning toward the camera, and moving casually around a yard.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include seated adults, a patio umbrella, round metal table, lawn, shade, a rake, stucco wall, and a parked vintage car.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, saturated summer color, uneven exposure, gate edges, and handheld framing typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century family leisure, backyard visits, or summer conversation.
Historical context: The clip shows ordinary outdoor social time rather than a formal event, useful for depicting private leisure and domestic yard life in the 1950s.
Research note: Adults are visibly identifiable and a car plate or badge-like detail appears present, so likeness and brand or registration review may be needed separate from copyright.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1957 Catskill New York home movie, 1950s adults chatting outdoors, summer patio 8mm footage, and vintage backyard family film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent scenes from the same reel, then other Catskill 1957 footage, then broader 1950s summer home-movie yard and patio scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Catskill, New York in 1957, adults sit and talk on a shaded patio beside a round table and umbrella with lawn in the background. — Adults converse in shade on a summer patio with a lawn beyond.

A woman in a blue striped top faces a seated man on a small stool during a 1957 Catskill outdoor gathering. — A seated woman and man continue a shaded patio conversation.

A man in a white shirt smiles toward the camera during an informal 1957 Catskill patio gathering beside a green lawn. — A seated man turns and smiles at the home-movie camera.

A shirtless older man holds a rake beside a wall and parked vintage car in the 1957 Catskill home-movie scene. — An older man with a rake stands near a parked car at the edge of the yard.

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