Normal Illinois USA-1957: Classic Wood-Paneled Station Wagon On Suburban Street

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationNormal, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Classic Wood-Paneled Station Wagon On Suburban Street — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a classic American station wagon parked on a quiet suburban street in Normal, Illinois. The car, with its distinctive wood-paneled sides and chrome details, sits under dappled sunlight filtering through leafy trees. A person is visible in the driver's seat, while another figure stands near the rear of the vehicle. The scene exudes mid-century Americana, with a calm, nostalgic atmosphere and the characteristic grain and color saturation of Super 8 film. This archival footage offers a candid glimpse into everyday life during the 1950s.

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: 123449764

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 2302 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: tw ross
Reel-level year note: 1957
Reel-level location note: morton illinois
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: Normal, Illinois, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s American suburbia requests needing a brief automotive insert, residential street cutaway, or home-movie view of everyday transportation.
Period detail: The wood-paneled station wagon styling, chrome trim, whitewall tires, and color 8mm look support a mid-1950s domestic setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes a parked family car from shade as occupants or nearby adults remain casually present, giving the clip an unstaged home-movie quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tan wood-paneled station wagon, shaded tree branches, a curbside street, lawn, windshield reflections, and adult figures in or near the car.
Film character: The footage has saturated 8mm color, soft focus, gate edges, frame weave, and high-contrast dappled exposure from filming through shade into sun.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or transition for mid-century family travel, suburban arrival, or neighborhood transportation.
Historical context: The scene shows a postwar American residential street environment through a home-movie lens, centered on a family station wagon rather than a public event.
Research note: Adults are visible and may require likeness review; no readable logos are visible, while copyright and any likeness or property permissions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1957 8mm Illinois suburb, 1950s station wagon home movie, wood-paneled family car, and Normal Illinois residential street footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1957 Normal, Illinois material, then broader 1950s suburbia or family car footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Normal, Illinois home-movie frame showing a tan wood-paneled station wagon at the curb with an adult figure near the rear. — A wood-paneled station wagon sits along a shaded residential street.

1957 Normal, Illinois frame of a wood-paneled station wagon in side view, with an adult visible inside the front seat area. — The car remains parked as a figure is visible through the windshield and side window.

1957 Normal, Illinois home-movie frame showing the station wagon under leafy shade, with the suburban street and lawn in the background. — Dappled sunlight crosses the station wagon as it sits at the curb.

1957 Normal, Illinois frame with the tan station wagon framed by heavy shade above and a quiet residential street beyond. — The wagon is framed by dark tree shade and a sunlit neighborhood street.

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