New York City-1958: Woman In Long Coat Walks To Car And Waves

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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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Woman In Long Coat Walks To Car And Waves — Clip Details

A woman in a long mint-green coat walks briskly toward a vintage blue sedan parked on a residential street in New York City, 1958. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures her from behind as she approaches the car, then turns to wave at the camera before continuing. The scene is bathed in natural daylight with strong shadows, showcasing classic 1950s architecture and a well-preserved automobile. The grainy texture and color saturation are characteristic of home movie footage from the era, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American life.

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: 124560091

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 a residential street moment with a woman approaching a parked mid-century car.
Period detail: The long coat, rounded blue sedan, clapboard siding, stone foundation and strong daylight shadows support a late-1950s residential street setting.
Home-movie behavior: The woman appears aware of the camera, walking away and then turning back to wave in an informal family-film gesture.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a long mint-green coat, a blue sedan, house siding, stone steps, brick buildings, bare tree shadows and a residential curb.
Film character: The 8mm image has saturated color, soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure and handheld framing typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief memory beat, transitional insert or neighborhood cutaway for mid-century urban family life.
Historical context: The clip shows everyday movement around a residential street and parked automobile, suggesting ordinary urban domestic life without identifying a specific household.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, while copyright and personal or property rights should be evaluated separately.
Research search match: Searches such as 1950s New York home movie woman waving, vintage sedan residential street, 8mm family film car and coat may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with New York City 1958 residential scenes, then with 1950s family travel, cars or street-life clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 New York City home-movie footage, a woman in a long mint-green coat walks toward a parked blue sedan on a residential street. — A woman approaches a parked mid-century sedan outside a residence.

The woman continues toward the parked blue sedan, seen from behind near white siding and a residential foundation in New York City footage. — The woman walks along the curb toward the parked car.

The woman turns back and appears to wave toward the camera beside the blue sedan on a residential New York City street. — The woman turns and gestures back toward the person filming.

The woman moves along the side of the house near the parked blue sedan, with strong shadows across the 1958 home-movie frame. — The woman continues beside the house after the brief wave.

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