New York City-1958: Man at Passenger Train Platform

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 New York City

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Man at Passenger Train Platform — Clip Details

A man in a tan shirt and pants stands on a train platform beside a vintage passenger train in New York City, 1958. The scene captures a moment of travel during the mid-20th century, with the man appearing to board or inspect the train. The footage, shot on 8mm film, shows a cloudy day with utility poles and classic cars in the background, conveying a nostalgic, everyday moment from the era. The grainy, color-tinted visuals reflect the authentic look of a home movie from the late 1950s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124558659

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 1256 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #8
Reel-level year note: 1957-1958
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1958 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: New York City, New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This clip supports requests for late-1950s New York City travel footage, especially brief documentary inserts about everyday rail transportation.
Period detail: Visible period clues include a riveted passenger railcar, platform utility poles, mid-century parked cars, and subdued color 8mm home-movie texture.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes an ordinary platform moment as a man stands beside the train, giving the clip a casual traveler-shot quality.
What appears in frame: The frames show a passenger train, a man on the platform, utility poles, parked cars, distant hills, wooded terrain, and dark film borders.
Film character: Soft focus, grain, muted color, exposure variation, and contact-sheet edges preserve the tactile character of scanned 8mm film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a travel cutaway, station insert, transition between journey scenes, or short memory beat.
Historical context: The footage shows everyday rail travel in a mid-century urban setting without confirming the station, route, railroad, or purpose of the trip.
Research note: A person is visible and likeness review may be needed; no legible logos appear, and copyright review is separate from privacy or property concerns.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1958 New York City 8mm train platform, vintage passenger train home movie, and man beside railroad car.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring reel shots, then with 1958 New York City travel material, then with broader train and mid-century transportation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soft 8mm view of distant hills and open land, likely part of a travel sequence associated with the 1958 New York City clip metadata. — Distant landscape appears between dark contact-sheet borders.

In the 1958 New York City footage, a man stands beside a vintage passenger train on a platform with utility poles and parked cars nearby. — A man stands next to a passenger train on the platform.

A man in light clothing is seen beside the passenger train on a New York City platform, with poles and parked cars lining the background. — The platform view repeats with the man beside the railcar.

A dark, grainy 8mm view of dense trees or wooded hillside appears at the end of the short travel clip. — Dense trees fill the final frame in low exposure.

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