Normal Illinois USA-1957: House with Green-Blue Exterior

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

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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House with Green-Blue Exterior — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures the exterior of a greenish-blue residential structure in Normal, Illinois. The single-story house features a white roof, a white door, and a chain-link fence in the foreground. The footage, viewed through a dark frame, shows slight camera movement and natural film grain, evoking a nostalgic mid-century American suburban atmosphere. The scene is set on a sunny day with trees in the background, offering a glimpse into everyday life in a 1950s neighborhood.

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: 123475974

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Illinois suburbia requests needing brief residential exterior footage for documentary, education, or period neighborhood context.
Period detail: The single-story form, light roof, chain-link fencing, and small yard may show mid-century residential building details in Normal, Illinois.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld view has an informal home-movie feel, observing the house from outside rather than staging a formal architectural record.
What appears in frame: Visible details include a greenish-blue single-story structure, white doors, small windows, chain-link fence, dry yard, trees, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld movement that preserve the physical texture of the original film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, neighborhood establishing insert, or memory beat within a 1950s domestic-life sequence.
Historical context: The clip offers a modest view of postwar-era residential surroundings without making claims about ownership, occupants, or local events.
Research note: Rights review should consider any people flagged in the clip metadata and possible property or likeness issues separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1957 Normal Illinois home movie, 1950s residential exterior, 8mm suburban house, and chain-link fence neighborhood footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with shots from the same reel, then other Normal, Illinois 1957 material, then broader 1950s residential neighborhood exteriors.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 8mm view in Normal, Illinois, showing a greenish-blue residential structure with a white door, windows, yard, and trees. — A greenish-blue single-story residential structure appears beyond a small yard and trees.

1957 Normal, Illinois exterior view of a greenish-blue building behind a chain-link fence with trees in the background. — The camera shifts to show the building side, pale roof, white door, and chain-link fence.

1957 8mm frame from Normal, Illinois, showing the side of a greenish-blue residential structure behind a chain-link fence. — A side wall, white door, fence, and dry grass fill the residential exterior view.

1957 Normal, Illinois home-movie frame showing a greenish-blue residential exterior with fence, yard, and leafy trees. — The final view holds on the low residential structure, fence line, yard, and surrounding trees.

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