South Dakota-1959: Two White Ladies Pointing a Handgun on a Rural Roadside

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationSouth Dakota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Two White Ladies Pointing a Handgun on a Rural Roadside — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1959, this vintage home movie captures two women standing on a rural roadside in South Dakota. Dressed in summer attire, one woman points a black handgun toward the open prairie while the other stands beside her. A classic white 1950s car is parked nearby, and a large yellow 'South Dakota' state sign is visible in the background. The footage exhibits characteristic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight camera shake, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century Americana and road travel.

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: 125291271

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: 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 1235 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: south dakota
Date: 1959 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: South Dakota, 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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s road-trip, rural South Dakota, firearm handling, and mid-century roadside Americana sequences in documentary or editorial productions.
Period detail: The white 1950s car, summer clothing, 8mm color stock, and large South Dakota roadside sign support the stated 1959 travel-home-movie context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged home-movie value as two women pause beside a rural road and gesture with a handgun while a traveling car waits nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two women, a black handgun, a white 1950s car, a yellow South Dakota sign, gravel roadside, prairie grass, fence posts, and open sky.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, faded color, visible grain, uneven exposure, and handheld framing.
Edit role: Editors could use this as a brief insert, roadside travel cutaway, firearm-related memory beat, or transition within mid-century Americana material.
Historical context: The scene shows informal roadside behavior during a South Dakota trip, with women in summer dress interacting in an open rural setting.
Research note: People and faces are visible, a handgun is handled, and the state sign is legible, so likeness, context, and signage review may be needed apart from copyright status.
Research search match: Searches this clip may match include 1959 8mm South Dakota road trip, women with handgun roadside, vintage prairie travel, and 1950s home movie car stop.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1959 South Dakota travel footage, then with broader 1950s roadside Americana or firearm-handling scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soft, green-tinted 8mm frame from the clip with no clear people or roadside details visible. — A heavily faded opening frame with minimal visible detail.

Two women on a rural South Dakota roadside in 1959, with one holding a handgun near a white car and yellow state sign. — Two women pause beside a rural road near a South Dakota roadside sign.

A woman points a black handgun on a rural South Dakota roadside, with another woman nearby and a 1950s white car behind them. — A roadside moment with a handgun, parked car, and South Dakota sign in view.

Two women stand on a rural South Dakota road shoulder in 1959 while one gestures with a handgun near the yellow state sign. — The women stand together by the road as the South Dakota sign fills the background.

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