Birmingham Alabama-1957: Weathered Wooden Barn or Shed in Wooded Area

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Weathered Wooden Barn or Shed in Wooded Area — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this clip captures a mysterious outdoor scene in Birmingham, Alabama, featuring a large, weathered wooden structure resembling a barn or shed, partially obscured by bare trees and debris. The footage is bathed in a deep blue tint, likely from a filter or lighting, creating a moody, atmospheric nighttime or twilight ambiance. The camera moves slightly, revealing the rustic, dilapidated state of the building and its surroundings, with no people visible. This authentic home movie offers a rare glimpse of mid-century rural or industrial decay, perfect for historical documentaries, nostalgic content, or period-specific storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorNight
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124932023

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 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

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

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s home-movie requests needing a brief exterior cutaway of weathered structures, debris, bare trees, and possible work or salvage surroundings.
Period detail: The frames may show mid-century outdoor surroundings, with wooden framing, brick or siding, exposed branches, and scattered debris visible through heavy blue-tinted 8mm footage.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational home-movie perspective, with a handheld camera lingering on an exterior scene rather than staging action or identifying people.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include bare tree trunks, a weathered wooden structure, dark debris, a building wall or window, scattered branches, and strong blue-tinted shadows.
Film character: The 8mm image has dense grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, deep blue color shift, and slight handheld movement that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or atmospheric cutaway for decay, aftermath, construction, rural edge, or memory sequences.
Historical context: The scene suggests an outdoor property or work area in Birmingham, Alabama, but the frames do not confirm the flamingos referenced in the title tags.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or readable brands are visible, though the exterior structure and property context should still be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Search matches include 1957 Birmingham Alabama 8mm exterior debris, blue-tinted home movie structure, weathered wooden shed, and mid-century outdoor cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1957 Birmingham exteriors, then similar 1950s 8mm scenes of structures, trees, debris, or work areas.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 Birmingham home-movie frame showing bare trees, debris, and a weathered exterior structure under a strong blue tint. — Bare trees and debris partly obscure a weathered outdoor structure.

Blue-tinted 8mm frame from Birmingham showing branches, debris, and a low weathered wooden form beside an exterior wall. — Branches and debris sit around a low weathered structure in a blue-tinted exterior view.

1957 Birmingham 8mm frame showing a pale weathered wooden structure amid bare branches, debris, and deep blue shadows. — A pale weathered wooden form appears among branches and debris.

Blue-shifted 1957 Birmingham frame with a pale wooden structure surrounded by bare branches and debris in an outdoor setting. — A weathered wooden structure is surrounded by bare branches and dark debris.

Visually Similar Clips