Birmingham Alabama-1957: Black Roofs Of Houses

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationBirmingham, Alabama, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1957 Birmingham Alabama

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Black Roofs Of Houses — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this clip captures a low-angle view of a house's dark shingled roof and overhanging eaves, with a bright horizontal light flare across the fascia. The scene is framed by bare tree branches, suggesting late autumn or winter, and the deep shadows contrast with the sunlit roof. A yellow support post is visible beneath the porch, and the final frame reveals a textured wall with faint lettering. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color shifts, evoking a nostalgic, archival home movie feel.

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: 124931334

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: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1068 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: home construction 909 landale rd., jh wisdom
Reel-level year note: 1957
Reel-level location note: birmingham alabama
Date: 1957 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: Birmingham, Alabama, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s Birmingham residential exterior requests needing a brief architectural cutaway, roof detail, or quiet neighborhood texture from 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The dark shingled roof, deep eaves, yellow porch post, bare branches, and 8mm color rendering may show mid-century residential exterior details.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of an unstaged home-movie glance, with the camera held low and close to a house exterior rather than composed as formal architecture.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark roof shingles, white fascia, overhanging eaves, a yellow support post, bare tree branches, shadowed siding, and faint lettering in the final view.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, strong contrast, color shifts, and slight handheld drift that give the exterior view physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for residential Birmingham, home exteriors, winter light, or mid-century neighborhood atmosphere.
Historical context: The footage provides visual context for a modest house exterior and roofline in Birmingham, without enough detail to identify an address, owner, or event.
Research note: No people are visible, but faint lettering or possible brand signage appears in the last frame, so copyright, trademark, and property context should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Searches such as 1957 Birmingham 8mm house roof, vintage Alabama residential exterior, dark shingle eaves home movie, or mid-century porch detail may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Birmingham 1957 residential exteriors, then broader 1950s house facade, roofline, and neighborhood texture footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Birmingham 8mm frame showing a house roofline with dark shingles, overhanging eaves, a yellow post, and winter-like trees. — Low-angle house exterior with dark roof shingles and a yellow porch support beneath the eaves.

1957 Birmingham home-movie frame of a shadowed house roofline, bright fascia light, bare branches, and a yellow support post. — The camera holds on the roof edge, with strong light across the fascia and deep shadow below.

1957 Birmingham 8mm view of a house exterior from below, showing roof shingles, eaves, porch post, and surrounding branches. — A repeated low-angle view emphasizes the roofline, porch support, and shadowed exterior wall.

1957 Birmingham 8mm frame showing angled eaves, a textured wall or panel, reflected branches, and faint unreadable lettering. — The final view shifts to a textured exterior surface with faint lettering under a sloped roof edge.

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