New York City-1956: Young Man in Uniform Making Silly Faces and Dog in Water

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 New York City

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Young Man in Uniform Making Silly Faces and Dog in Water — Clip Details

NEW YORK CITY-1956: A young man in a military-style uniform stands outdoors, smiling and making playful, silly faces at the camera. The black and white 8mm footage captures his expressive gestures against a backdrop of trees and a wooden shelter. The scene transitions to a dog standing alone in shallow water, likely a lake or river, with ripples around its legs. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, scratches, and natural wear, evoking a nostalgic, personal home movie from the mid-1950s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorBlack & white
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: 124556730

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: 1956 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: New York City, New York, 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.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s New York home-movie requests needing a playful uniformed young man and a brief dog-in-water cutaway for documentary or education edits.
Period detail: The black-and-white 8mm image, short haircut, collared uniform-style shirt, and lakeside recreation setting may show mid-1950s casual outdoor filming.
Home-movie behavior: The young man plays directly to the camera, smiling and making exaggerated faces in an unstaged family or friend-shot moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a young man in a uniform-style shirt, trees, a wooden shelter or railing, bright open ground, shallow rippled water, and a dog standing alone.
Film character: The clip has a high-contrast black-and-white 8mm look with visible grain, gate edges, scratches, exposure fluctuation, and handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quick character insert, comic memory beat, or transition from a human close-up to an animal cutaway.
Historical context: The footage presents informal outdoor leisure and camera play rather than a documented public event or identifiable landmark.
Research note: Faces and a military-style uniform require likeness and context review; copyright, personality rights, and any location concerns should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Search matches include 1956 New York 8mm home movie, young man making silly faces, uniformed man outdoors, and dog standing in shallow water.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1956 New York outdoor home movies, then broader 1950s playful portrait or pet footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 New York home-movie frame showing a young man in a uniform-style shirt standing outdoors with trees and a wooden shelter behind him. — A young man faces the camera outdoors, framed by trees and a wooden shelter.

Black-and-white 1956 New York frame of a young man in a uniform-style shirt smiling at the camera with trees in the background. — The young man smiles directly at the camera in bright outdoor light.

Close 1956 New York home-movie frame of a young man leaning into the lens and making a playful exaggerated face. — The camera moves close as the young man makes a comic face.

Black-and-white home-movie frame from the 1956 New York clip showing a dog standing alone in shallow rippled water. — A dog stands alone in shallow water, seen from a distance.

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