New Hampshire-1952: Man Playing Guitar With Woman and Pet Bird

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationNew Hampshire, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man Playing Guitar With Woman and Pet Bird — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a cozy domestic scene in New Hampshire. A man in a white shirt plays an acoustic guitar while an older woman in a red sweater sits beside him, smiling. A white bird, possibly a parakeet, perches on the man's arm, adding a playful touch. The setting features patterned curtains and a lamp, with soft, warm lighting typical of mid-century home life. The footage exhibits natural film grain and slight motion blur, evoking authentic 1950s nostalgia.

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: 125227629

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: Yes

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: 1952 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 Hampshire, 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 Hampshire domestic-life edits needing home-movie footage of informal music, family gathering, and a pet bird indoors.
Period detail: Patterned curtains, venetian blinds, table lamp, clothing, and the 8mm home-movie look support a mid-century domestic setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged family-room behavior, with a man playing guitar as an older woman sits beside him and a white pet bird moves near his arm.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a guitar, seated adults, a white bird, patterned curtains, venetian blinds, a lamp, upholstered seating, and an interior stair rail.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, soft focus, handheld framing, uneven exposure, and motion blur that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transition for domestic music, pet ownership, or mid-century family interiors.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for private home entertainment and intergenerational sitting-room life without making claims beyond the filmed household moment.
Research note: People, faces, a private interior, audible guitar music, and a pet bird are present, so likeness, property, music, and copyright status should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s 8mm home movie man playing guitar, New Hampshire family interior, older woman sitting room, and pet bird indoors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other New Hampshire 1952 home movies, then broader 1950s domestic music or family-pet scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 New Hampshire home-movie frame with a white pet bird near a person's arm, patterned curtains, and an interior stair rail. — A white bird appears near a person's arm in a dim living-room interior.

Home-movie frame from New Hampshire showing a white pet bird near a person's arm in a mid-century interior. — The white bird remains close to the person's arm as the room background comes into view.

1952 New Hampshire home-movie frame of a man holding a guitar beside an older woman in a living-room setting. — A man plays or holds a guitar while an older woman in red sits beside him.

New Hampshire 1952 living-room frame with a man holding a guitar and an older woman seated beside him. — The seated pair share the frame, with the guitar, lamp, blinds, and curtains visible behind them.

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