New York City-1956: Man Wearing Blue Suit Stands Next To White House On A Sunny

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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 Wearing Blue Suit Stands Next To White House On A Sunny — Clip Details

A man in a sharp blue suit and white shirt stands on a gravel driveway in front of a white house, surrounded by trees with autumn foliage. Shot on 8mm film in 1956, this vintage home movie captures a quiet suburban moment under bright sunlight. The man shifts his stance slightly, holding an object in his hands, with a corrugated fence visible in the background. The footage shows natural film grain, slight color fading, and authentic Super 8 characteristics, evoking mid-century Americana and personal memory.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 124557402

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 1950s New York-area home-movie footage for productions needing a brief suburban exterior, suited figure, or mid-century personal-memory cutaway.
Period detail: The blue suit, white shirt, gravel drive, modest white house, and autumn trees may show mid-1950s suburban dress and residential surroundings.
Home-movie behavior: The man appears to pose casually for the camera, shifting his stance and holding a small object as if recorded by someone familiar nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a blue suit, white house, gravel driveway, trees with autumn foliage, corrugated fence, bright sunlight, and soft film-edge shadows.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries visible grain, slight color shift, soft focus, gate shadows, and uneven exposure that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, family-memory beat, suburban arrival cutaway, or transition into a 1950s personal-history sequence.
Historical context: The scene gives a quiet view of mid-century residential life and formal male dress without establishing a named neighborhood, event, or landmark.
Research note: A recognizable adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright; no logos or audible music are indicated.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1956 8mm home movie man in blue suit, 1950s suburban driveway, New York home movie exterior, and vintage family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then other 1956 New York exteriors, then broader 1950s family or suburban home-movie scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 New York home-movie frame of a man in a blue suit standing on a sunny gravel drive near a white house and autumn trees. — A suited man stands in bright sun on a gravel driveway beside a white house and trees.

1956 New York frame showing a suited man facing the camera on a driveway, with a white house, trees, and fence in the background. — The man pauses facing the camera, framed by a driveway, white house, and wooded background.

1956 New York home-movie still with a man in a blue suit centered on a sunlit driveway near a white house and autumn foliage. — A centered view shows the suited man standing still in the driveway under bright daylight.

1956 New York frame of a man in a blue suit shifting posture on a driveway, with a white house and trees behind him. — The man shifts his stance on the driveway as the white house and tree line remain in view.

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