Saint Louis Missouri-1959: Well Dressed Men Walking Towards Camera With Flowers

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

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Well Dressed Men Walking Towards Camera With Flowers — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures two well-dressed men in suits walking toward the camera outside a brick building in Saint Louis, Missouri. One man carries a bouquet of yellow flowers, adding a touch of color to the scene. The grainy, slightly faded quality of the Super 8 footage evokes a strong sense of mid-century Americana. The men move with purpose, suggesting a formal event or occasion. The handheld camera follows their approach, creating a candid, documentary-style moment frozen in time.

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: 124560636

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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s Saint Louis home-movie footage useful for documentary or museum edits needing men arriving for a formal occasion outside a brick building.
Period detail: Dark suits, ties, overcoats, hats and a handled bouquet may show mid-century formal dress and social custom in an urban setting.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld camera records men approaching and passing close to the lens, preserving an unstaged arrival moment rather than a posed portrait.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include suited men, a brick wall, glass doors, yellow and red flowers, overcoats, hats, faces and soft daylight.
Film character: The 8mm scan has visible grain, muted color, slight flicker, soft focus and handheld framing that give the short scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, arrival cutaway, social-event transition or memory beat in a sequence about mid-century dress and gatherings.
Historical context: The clip visually suggests a formal visit or event, but the frames do not identify the occasion, institution or relationship between the people shown.
Research note: People and recognizable faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed in addition to standard copyright and source review.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s Saint Louis 8mm men in suits, vintage home movie formal arrival, and mid-century men carrying flowers.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then Saint Louis 1959 exterior scenes, then broader 1950s formal-event and street-arrival clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two well-dressed men in suits appear outside a brick building in Saint Louis, Missouri, in 1959 home-movie footage. — Suited men approach near a brick exterior with a bouquet visible behind them.

A suited man remains visible near the brick wall as a dark-coated person moves through the foreground. — A foreground figure partially obscures a suited man by the brick building.

A close, soft 8mm frame shows a man in a dark suit passing the camera with flowers beside him. — A suited man passes close to the lens, with flowers at the edge of the frame.

Several dressed figures move near glass doors outside the brick building, with a bouquet beside the entrance. — Coated figures pass near the doorway as the bouquet remains visible by the entrance.

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