New York City-1956: Man In Full Business Suit Running In Autumn

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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 In Full Business Suit Running In Autumn — Clip Details

A man in a full business suit runs along a dirt path in autumn, captured on 8mm film in 1956. The scene unfolds in a wooded area with a white house visible in the background, surrounded by trees with changing leaves. The footage shows natural film grain, slight motion blur, and the characteristic color palette of vintage home movies. The man appears to be in a hurry, moving with purpose through the fall landscape. The clip includes brief moments of film damage and light flares, enhancing its authentic archival quality. This rare 1950s home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse into everyday life and fashion of the era, perfect for historical documentaries, retro-themed content, or vintage storytelling.

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: 124557507

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

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 archive requests needing brief home-movie footage of a suited adult moving quickly through an autumn outdoor setting.
Period detail: The metadata places the scene in New York City in 1956, while the visible frames mainly show blurred outdoor color and film-frame edges rather than clear period detail.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries unstaged home-movie value through a fleeting handheld glimpse of a man running, with motion and framing suggesting a quick candid moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark film borders, pale exposed areas, blue-purple motion blur, autumn-toned streaks, dust specks, scratches, and partial outdoor forms.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows heavy grain, dust, scratches, exposure variation, motion blur, and contact-sheet framing that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a very short memory beat, transition, or kinetic insert suggesting urgency in a mid-century home-movie sequence.
Historical context: The clip may show everyday dress and leisure filming habits of the 1950s, with the suit and outdoor movement supported by the supplied metadata.
Research note: A person is present per metadata, so likeness review may be needed, while copyright, location, and any property questions should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1956 8mm home movie, suited man running outdoors, autumn path, New York City archival footage, and mid-century candid movement.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with New York City 1956 home movies, then with 1950s autumn or running-themed clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Pale 8mm frame from the 1956 clip with dark film borders, dust specks, and limited visible scene detail. — Pale exposed frame area with visible film borders and surface marks.

Light-toned 8mm frame from the 1956 New York City clip, showing film edge, faint scratches, and minimal readable subject detail. — Light exposed frame with film-edge shadows and visible surface wear.

Motion-blurred 8mm frame from the 1956 clip, with blue-purple color shifts, dark borders, and autumn-toned streaks. — Blurred outdoor movement with saturated color and film-frame edges.

Final blurred 8mm frame from the 1956 running clip, showing saturated purple-blue motion, warm leaf-like streaks, and film wear. — Saturated motion blur and film texture near the end of the clip.

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