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New York-1950: Man Tending Campfire With Split Wood In Outdoor Setting

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  • Year1950
  • Decade1950s
  • LocationNew York, United States
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1950 New York

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Man Tending Campfire With Split Wood In Outdoor Setting — Clip Details

A man in a tan jacket and dark gloves tends to a campfire in a wooded outdoor setting, carefully adding split wood to the flames. Shot on 8mm film in 1950, this vintage home movie captures a quiet moment of outdoor life, with natural light and the warm glow of fire illuminating the scene. The footage shows subtle film grain and color shifts typical of Super 8 home movies from the era, evoking a sense of nostalgia and personal memory.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Exterior
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
124924433

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

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 record not linked for this clip
Date
1950 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
New York, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

  • man
  • adding
  • fresh
  • split
  • wood
  • camp
  • fire
  • chilly
  • weather
  • touches
  • head
  • drinking
  • beer
  • front
  • lake
  • house
  • people
  • new york
  • 1950
  • 1950s campfire footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • New York 1950
  • outdoor camping
  • man building fire
  • split wood
  • Super 8 home movie
  • archival footage
  • 1950s lifestyle
  • vintage outdoor scene
  • fire lighting
  • 8mm home movie
  • retro camping
  • historical film
  • nostalgic footage
  • old film
  • 1950s Americana
  • wood fire
  • outdoor activity
  • vintage home movie

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1950s New York home-movie requests needing a brief outdoor-life cutaway of a man tending a small campfire.
Period detail
The tan jacket, dark gloves, split wood, and 8mm color home-movie texture may show mid-century casual outdoor recreation in chilly weather.
Home-movie behavior
The value is an unstaged domestic moment as the man crouches by the fire and adds wood with practical, unposed movements.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a man in a tan jacket, dark gloves, split lumber, small flames, charred wood, bare ground, and a wire basket.
Film character
The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight blur, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that support its archival home-movie character.
Edit role
An editor could use it as a short insert, seasonal cutaway, campfire transition, or quiet memory beat within a family or outdoor sequence.
Historical context
The footage gives visual context for informal outdoor activity, showing fire tending and split wood without identifying a specific event or landmark.
Research note
A recognizable adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed in addition to separate copyright and any location-use considerations.
Research search match
Relevant searches include 1950s New York 8mm campfire, man adding wood to fire, home movie outdoor fire, and vintage family recreation footage.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other New York 1950 footage, then broader home-movie scenes of campfires, lakeside outings, or chilly outdoor recreation.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1950 New York home-movie footage, a man in a tan jacket and dark gloves crouches near split wood by a small campfire.
A man crouches near split lumber as a small fire burns at the edge of the frame.
The man crouches in an outdoor setting in New York, reaching toward split lumber beside a small fire area.
The man leans forward with gloved hands toward the split wood near the fire.
A man in a tan jacket bends over the campfire, moving split wood beside small visible flames in the 1950 home-movie frame.
The man tends the fire, with charred wood and small flames visible beside the split lumber.
The man crouches at the campfire in New York, extending a gloved hand toward charred wood and split lumber.
The man steadies or adjusts wood as small flames burn at the lower right.

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