Ontario Canada-1958: Man Standing In Grass With Long Pole Trying To Get Telephone Wire

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

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Man Standing In Grass With Long Pole Trying To Get... — Clip Details

A man in a checkered shirt stands in a grassy area at night in Ontario, Canada, 1958, using a long pole to reach a telephone wire. The 8mm home movie footage captures the scene under dim lighting, with visible film grain and a dark, grainy background. The man struggles to adjust the wire, his movements captured in a shaky, authentic Super 8 style. The clip shows the pole extending across the frame, with the wire and a looped section visible against the night sky. This archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century rural life and everyday challenges.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123612470

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

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 Canadian home-movie requests needing a brief night-time rural or household utility problem scene.
Period detail: The checkered shirt, 8mm color stock, and metadata-supported 1958 Ontario setting place the scene in mid-century home-movie documentation.
Home-movie behavior: An adult man appears to improvise with a long pole to reach or adjust an overhead wire, giving the clip an unstaged problem-solving quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in grass, a long pole, a dark night sky, overhead wire or line, a looped hanging shape, trees or foliage, and heavy film grain.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, dim night exposure, color shifts, frame edge marks, and handheld framing that signal original home-movie film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway or memory beat for rural maintenance, improvised repairs, night activity, or domestic problem solving.
Historical context: The scene suggests everyday mid-century attention to household or outdoor utility lines without confirming the exact function of the wire from the frames alone.
Research note: One adult person is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos, minors, music, or clear private-property identifiers are visible in these frames.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1958 Ontario 8mm home movie man with pole, telephone wire repair, rural night footage, and vintage utility line scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Ontario 1958 material, then broader 1950s home-movie scenes of outdoor repairs or utility lines.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 Ontario home-movie footage, a man in a checkered shirt stands in grass at night and raises a long pole toward a wire. — A man in grass lifts a long pole toward a wire in the dark.

A long pole reaches across the night scene toward a looped wire or hanging object, with the person mostly out of view. — The pole extends across the dark frame toward a looped line at the side.

The pole appears near the bottom of the night frame, with a looped wire-like shape and dark foliage along the edge. — The long pole is seen below a dark line and looped shape.

A long pole stretches through the dark 1958 Ontario home-movie frame, ending near a small bright point and looped wire-like form. — The pole reaches across the night scene toward a small bright point.

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