New York City-1958: Man Driving Down The Street While Looking Out Of His Rolled Window

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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 Driving Down The Street While Looking Out Of His... — Clip Details

A man in a white t-shirt drives a car at night in New York City, 1958. Shot on 8mm film, the clip captures him smiling and looking out the rolled-down window, his hand resting on the steering wheel. The scene is bathed in a cool blue light, likely from street lamps, creating a moody, nostalgic atmosphere. The grainy texture and slight motion blur are characteristic of vintage home movie footage. This authentic slice of mid-century American life evokes a sense of personal memory and urban nightlife.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Night
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: 124558944

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 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s New York City editorial requests needing an intimate night-driving moment from authentic 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The car window shape, rolled-down side window, white T-shirt, and blue nighttime exposure support a mid-century street scene, with 1958 New York City supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The driver smiles toward the camera from inside the car, giving the scene an informal, companion-shot quality rather than a staged performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a male driver, rolled-down car window, steering wheel area, dark automobile body, blue street lighting, and grainy night background.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, low-light blue color shift, soft focus, and slight motion blur that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for mid-century urban nightlife, driving, or personal travel sequences.
Historical context: The footage reflects casual automobile use and camera interaction in a nighttime city setting without showing identifiable landmarks or public events.
Research note: A recognizable adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no visible logos or private property are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1958 New York City 8mm night driving, man smiling in car window, mid-century automobile home movie, and vintage urban street footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 New York City material, then broader 1950s car, nightlife, and home-movie travel scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 New York City, a man in a white T-shirt looks toward the camera from a rolled-down car window at night. — Driver seen through a rolled-down car window under blue night light.

The driver smiles from inside the car, his arm near the open side window in a blue-lit 1958 New York City night scene. — Smiling driver framed by the side window of a dark car.

A man driving at night leans near the rolled-down window, with the car interior and door frame visible in soft 8mm grain. — Driver leaning toward the open window during a night car shot.

The man remains seated in the dark car, partially obscured by low light as his arm rests near the open window. — Low-light view of the driver inside the car near the clip's end.

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