Indiana USA-1948: Woman Massaging Man's Feet on Grass

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Year1948
Decade1940s
LocationIndiana, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1948 Indiana

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Woman Massaging Man's Feet on Grass — Clip Details

INDIANA USA-1948: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a man lying on a towel in the grass while a woman in a striped dress massages his feet. The scene unfolds in a sun-drenched backyard, with the grainy, slightly faded quality of 1940s Super 8 film evident in the soft colors and visible scratches. The woman leans over him, her hands gently working on his feet, while the man relaxes on a blanket. This nostalgic, candid moment reflects mid-century domestic leisure and personal care, offering authentic archival footage for documentaries, historical projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 124920428

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 2353 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: lillian starost, hospital in claremont, new hampshire,boston traffic,baby,dad,bill
Reel-level year note: 1948
Reel-level location note: indianapolis indiana
Date: 1948 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: Indiana, 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 1940s U.S. home-movie requests needing intimate domestic leisure, backyard relaxation, or personal-care footage for documentary and education edits.
Period detail: The striped dress, towel on grass, soft color palette, and 8mm home-movie handling may show late-1940s informal summer leisure in Indiana.
Home-movie behavior: The scene preserves an unstaged private moment, with a woman leaning over a reclining man and handling his feet as he rests outdoors.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a striped dress, a reclining man, bare feet, towels or blankets, grass, a pale wall, and heavy film-frame borders.
Film character: The clip has faded color, visible grain, scratches, soft focus, and slight handheld framing that read as original 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, memory beat, or domestic-life cutaway between broader scenes of mid-century family leisure.
Historical context: The footage suggests informal backyard rest and personal care within a private domestic setting, without enough visual evidence to identify the individuals.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed separately from copyright; no logos, music, or children are apparent in the supplied frames.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1948 Indiana 8mm home movie, woman massages man's feet, backyard family leisure, and vintage domestic relaxation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Indiana or 1948 home movies, then with broader themes of backyard leisure and family care.

Still Frames From This Clip

1948 Indiana 8mm frame showing a woman in a striped dress beside a man resting on grass with a towel nearby. — A woman leans over a reclining man during an outdoor backyard rest scene.

Faded 8mm frame from Indiana, 1948, with a man's bare legs extended on grass while a woman sits nearby. — The man remains reclined on the grass as the woman sits close beside him.

1948 Indiana home-movie frame showing a man lying on grass with a woman seated close by in a striped dress. — The home-movie view holds on the reclining man and the seated woman in the yard.

Soft 8mm frame from Indiana, 1948, with a woman bending over a man resting on grass near a pale exterior wall. — The woman bends toward the man as he rests on the grass in a quiet outdoor moment.

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