New York City-1958: Fearless Man Tackling Tree Climbing With Agility Ease And

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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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Fearless Man Tackling Tree Climbing With Agility Ease And — Clip Details

A young man in a light-colored t-shirt climbs a tree in a lush, sun-dappled forest, captured on 8mm film in 1958. Shot from a low angle, the footage shows him gripping branches with athletic ease, his movements fluid and confident. The scene is framed by dense green foliage, with bright sunlight filtering through the canopy, creating a dappled light effect. The grainy texture and slight motion blur are characteristic of vintage home movie footage, evoking a sense of youthful adventure and freedom in a natural setting.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124559188

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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s New York City home-movie requests needing brief outdoor youth activity, tree climbing, or informal athletic movement.
Period detail: The visible clues are limited to color 8mm home-movie texture, casual light T-shirt clothing, and wooded foliage, with no landmark or date-specific objects visible.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged-looking moment of a young man climbing and balancing in a tree while the camera watches from below.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a light-shirted climber, tree trunks, overhanging branches, dense green leaves, bright sky gaps, deep shade, and handheld framing.
Film character: The footage has a soft 8mm color look with visible grain, uneven exposure, motion blur, and strong contrast between shadowed foliage and bright sky.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transitional insert for youth, outdoor recreation, agility, or informal family-film sequences.
Historical context: The scene offers a small social glimpse of casual outdoor play or recreation in a wooded setting, rather than a documented public event or identifiable site.
Research note: A person is visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos or obvious private property are visible, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness concerns.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s 8mm tree climbing, New York City home movie wooded outdoors, young man climbing tree, and vintage outdoor recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1958 New York City home movies, then broader 1950s outdoor recreation or youth activity clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 New York City home-movie footage, a young man in a light T-shirt stands near a tree amid dark green foliage. — A young man reaches up near a tree trunk in a shaded wooded area.

A young man in a light shirt climbs among branches in a shaded wooded area, seen in grainy 1958 8mm footage from New York City metadata. — The climber shifts higher into the branches beneath a bright, leafy canopy.

The young man appears partly turned away while balancing on or hanging from a branch, surrounded by dense foliage and high-contrast 8mm light. — The figure is partially silhouetted while moving through branches and leaves.

Near the end of the 1958 New York City clip, the young man remains among tree branches, with foliage and bright sky filling the background. — The climber continues moving through the tree as the handheld camera frames him from below.

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