New York-1950: Man Tending Fire in Wooded Area

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

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Man Tending Fire in Wooded Area — Clip Details

A man in a tan jacket crouches by a small fire in a wooded outdoor setting, tending to burning wood and debris. He wears dark gloves and appears focused on the flames, with a wire cage visible in the background. The footage, shot on 8mm film in 1950, shows natural movement and a warm, nostalgic color palette typical of home movies from the era. The scene captures a quiet, intimate moment of outdoor fire management, likely during a camping trip or backyard gathering.

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: 124924459

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: 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s New York home-movie requests needing a brief outdoor fire-tending or backyard-campfire cutaway with an identifiable adult present.
Period detail: The tan jacket, dark gloves, wire cage, cut wood, and small open fire may show mid-century casual outdoor work or recreation in a New York setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged moment as the man crouches, tends the fire, handles wood, and briefly acknowledges the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a crouching man, tan jacket, dark gloves, small flames, charred wood, pale split boards, bare ground, tree roots, and a wire cage.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that give the scene recognizable home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for outdoor chores, family gatherings, camping, or domestic fire scenes.
Historical context: The footage offers a modest view of informal outdoor activity, with firewood handling and a small ground-level fire rather than a staged public event.
Research note: An adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright clearance is separate from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Searches for 1950s New York 8mm home movie man tending fire, vintage outdoor firewood, backyard campfire, or archival family footage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other New York 1950 material, and then broader outdoor fire, camping, or family-gathering footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1950 New York 8mm frame of an adult man in a tan jacket and dark gloves crouching by a small fire with wood and debris nearby. — A man crouches close to a small outdoor fire, tending charred wood and pale split boards.

The man leans toward the fire while split wood and blackened debris sit on the ground.

1950 New York 8mm frame of the man turning toward the camera with a pale board in his gloved hands near a small outdoor fire. — Holding a light-colored board, the man briefly turns toward the camera beside the fire.

1950 New York home-movie frame with the smiling man crouched near a tree, holding wood beside the small fire area as another partial figure stands nearby. — The man smiles while crouching near the fire area, with a partial standing figure at the edge of the frame.

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