Saint Louis Missouri-1959: A Room Full Of Men In Suits Flipping Through Large Books

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationSaint Louis, Missouri, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 Saint Louis Missouri

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A Room Full Of Men In Suits Flipping Through Large Books — Clip Details

SAINT LOUIS MISSOURI-1959: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a formal office scene with men in dark suits working at desks. The grainy, yellow-tinted footage shows individuals flipping through large books and documents, with a prominent floral arrangement in a vase on a side table. The setting appears to be a quiet, institutional workspace, possibly a library or legal office, with muted lighting and a calm, focused atmosphere. The handheld camera movement and film grain add to the authentic, nostalgic feel of this archival 1959 footage.

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: 124560496

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1959 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: Saint Louis, Missouri, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s office, institutional, library, or legal-work cutaways in documentary, museum, education, or period-context productions.
Period detail: Dark suits, large bound volumes, plain desks, muted wall color, and a floral arrangement may show a mid-century professional or institutional interior.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal observer's view of men quietly reviewing books and papers rather than a staged business portrait.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include men in suits, large open books, desks and chairs, a side table, a flower arrangement, plain walls, doorways, and overhead lights.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, warm yellow cast, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that mark it as physical home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, research-room cutaway, office transition, or memory beat for paperwork and institutional work.
Historical context: The scene suggests a formal adult workspace in Saint Louis, with men gathered around reference volumes or documents in a quiet interior.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed in addition to copyright and source-rights checks.
Research search match: Search matches include 1959 Saint Louis office footage, 8mm men in suits with books, mid-century institutional room, and home movie legal or library scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Saint Louis 1959 interiors, then broader 1950s office, library, or document-work footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In the 1959 Saint Louis footage, a suited man bends over a desk or table near large volumes and a flower arrangement. — A suited man works over a table near books and flowers in a quiet interior.

Several suited men in the Saint Louis interior appear to review large books or documents at desks. — Men in suits gather around desks while handling large books or papers.

Men in suits work at desks in a mid-century Saint Louis room, with another man standing near the back wall. — Suited men lean over desks, with another figure standing farther back.

The frame looks past a suited man toward desks, doorways, and another figure in the Saint Louis interior. — The camera looks past a suited man toward desks and doorways in the room.

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