Hagerstown Maryland USA-1958: Male In Flannel Robe Examines Electronic Device

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationHagerstown, Maryland, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Male In Flannel Robe Examines Electronic Device — Clip Details

A man in a blue and white checkered flannel robe sits in a dimly lit living room, examining a small electronic device in his hands. Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a quiet domestic moment with warm, slightly faded colors and soft film grain. He wears round glasses and smiles faintly as he turns the device, possibly a portable radio or early electronic gadget, while a lamp and cluttered side table fill the background. The scene evokes mid-century Americana and personal nostalgia.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 123606553

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 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: Hagerstown, Maryland, 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.
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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s 8mm home-movie footage for documentary or editorial needs around mid-century domestic life, leisure, and personal technology in a private interior.
Period detail: The robe, upholstered chair, table lamp, corded telephone, and small handheld device may show late-1950s domestic style in Hagerstown, Maryland.
Home-movie behavior: An adult man sits informally in a living room, smiling and turning a small device in his hands in an unstaged family-film moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in glasses, a blue-and-white check robe, a small electronic device, a lit table lamp, a side table, books or magazines, a telephone, and an upholstered chair.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, warm faded color, visible grain, slight exposure falloff, and the intimate framing typical of handheld home-movie footage.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a quiet insert, memory beat, or domestic cutaway for mid-century family life, hobby electronics, or holiday-at-home sequences.
Historical context: The scene places personal technology inside a private living room, showing a casual adult interaction with a small device rather than a formal demonstration.
Research note: A recognizable adult face and private interior are visible, so likeness and property considerations may require review separate from any film copyright questions.
Research search match: Useful search phrasing includes 1958 Hagerstown home movie, man in robe with electronic device, 1950s living room, and 8mm domestic technology footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Hagerstown 1958 interiors, then broader 1950s home-movie scenes of adults handling household gadgets.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 Hagerstown home-movie footage, a man in glasses and a blue check robe studies a small handheld device beside a lamp and side table. — A man in a check robe examines a small device while seated near a side table.

The seated man smiles faintly as he holds a small electronic device in a 1958 private living-room scene from Hagerstown, Maryland. — The man smiles while inspecting the small device in his hands.

In the home-movie frame, the man tilts the small device toward himself while seated in a dim Hagerstown living room. — The man turns the device toward himself beside the upholstered chair.

The man in glasses holds the small device outward toward the camera, with a lamp, chair, and side table visible in the 1958 interior. — The device is raised toward the camera as the man sits in the living room.

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