New York City-1956: Man Walking in Park Near Wooden Shelter

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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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Man Walking in Park Near Wooden Shelter — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored shirt and dark trousers walks through a sandy outdoor area in this 1956 8mm home movie. He moves past a wooden shelter with slatted benches, briefly interacting with the structure before turning to face the camera. The footage, shot on vintage 8mm film, shows natural motion blur and grain, capturing a candid moment from mid-century America. The setting appears to be a park or recreational area with trees and open space in the background.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 124556780

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

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: 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 City home-movie requests needing a brief park or recreation-area moment with an adult man near a wooden shelter.
Period detail: The light shirt, high-waisted trousers, simple wooden shelter, sandy ground, and 8mm black-and-white look support a mid-1950s recreational setting.
Home-movie behavior: The man walks casually past the shelter, handles or approaches the structure, and turns toward the camera in an unstaged home-movie moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult man, sandy ground, wooden slatted shelter, posts, open field, trees, shadows, and a dog passing in the background.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, motion blur, exposure variation, gate edges, dust specks, and handheld framing that give it physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition for mid-century park recreation, casual leisure, or family-film sequences.
Historical context: The footage visually documents informal outdoor leisure in a New York City park or recreation area without identifying a specific landmark.
Research note: An adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright status is separate from people or location permissions.
Research search match: Researcher searches might include 1956 8mm New York City park man walking, mid-century home movie wooden shelter, or 1950s recreational area footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1956 New York City outdoor footage, then broader 1950s park or leisure home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

Adult man in a light shirt and dark trousers walks through a sandy outdoor area in 1956 New York City home-movie footage. — A man walks across sandy ground near trees at the start of the clip.

The man moves along a wooden slatted shelter or bench structure in a sandy outdoor recreation area. — The man passes close to a wooden shelter with slatted sections.

Near the wooden shelter, the man stands or gestures while a dog moves across the open sandy background. — A dog passes behind the man near the shelter.

The man turns toward the camera near the wooden slatted shelter, with open ground and trees behind him. — The man faces the camera at the end of the brief park scene.

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