Ontario Canada-1958: Man With Tall Pole Attempts To Retrieve Object From Tree

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationOntario, Canada
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Ontario Canada

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Man With Tall Pole Attempts To Retrieve Object From Tree — Clip Details

A man in a blue and white checkered shirt stands at night in Ontario, Canada, in 1958, holding a long pole. He appears to be attempting to retrieve an object from a tree, moving the pole upward and adjusting his grip. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows grainy, low-light quality with a dark background and faint green foliage. The scene captures a quiet, candid moment of domestic activity, evoking nostalgia and a sense of everyday life from the late 1950s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorNight
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123612441

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 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: Ontario, Canada 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.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful 1950s Ontario 8mm home-movie footage for documentary or museum edits needing a brief nighttime domestic activity insert.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1950s casual clothing, a checkered short-sleeve shirt, and handheld home-movie filming in low light.
Home-movie behavior: An adult man appears to work patiently with a long pole, adjusting his grip as if trying to reach something above him.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a blue-and-white checkered shirt, a long pole, dark night background, faint foliage, and heavy film grain.
Film character: The 8mm scan has dense grain, low-light exposure, soft focus, and handheld framing that give the moment a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition showing everyday outdoor problem-solving at night.
Historical context: The scene offers a small social glimpse of domestic outdoor activity in Ontario, Canada, without identifying the exact property or occasion.
Research note: A visible adult face and likeness may require review, while no logos, minors, music, or clear private interiors are evident from the supplied frames.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 Ontario 8mm home movie, man with long pole at night, retrieving object from tree, and vintage domestic footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Ontario 1958 home movies, then other nighttime yard or household activity clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 Ontario home-movie footage, a man in a checkered shirt leans forward with a long pole in a dark outdoor setting. — The man bends over and positions the long pole in the dark.

A man in a checkered shirt appears to crouch or lean while handling a long pole in nighttime 1958 Ontario footage. — The pole is held low as the man shifts his stance.

The man angles a long pole upward toward faint foliage in low-light 8mm footage from Ontario, Canada in 1958. — The long pole angles upward toward the dark tree area.

A man in a checkered shirt stands near faint foliage, holding a long pole upward in grainy 1958 Ontario home-movie footage. — The man continues working the pole upward near the tree.

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