Michigan USA-1939: Man Shoveling Snow in Residential Yard

$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.

Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationMichigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Michigan

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Man Shoveling Snow in Residential Yard — Clip Details

MICHIGAN USA-1939: A man in a dark suit and hat shovels snow and dirt in a residential yard during winter. Patches of snow cover the ground around a dark bush as he works near a brick house. The 8mm home movie footage shows a quiet, everyday moment with natural film grain and a blue-tinted color palette, capturing a slice of mid-20th century American life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125296526

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1939 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: Michigan, 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

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 1930s Michigan home-movie requests needing everyday winter yard work, residential life, or domestic labor as editorial cutaway footage.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1930s residential surroundings, with a man in a dark suit and hat working beside modest houses, snow patches, and a simple yard fence.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in an unstaged domestic action, as the camera watches a man shovel snow and dirt in a quiet yard rather than perform for the lens.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man with a shovel, patchy snow, a dark shrub, exposed ground, a yard fence, nearby houses, and soft winter light.
Film character: The 8mm image has visible grain, soft focus, blue-tinted color, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet framing consistent with scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, transition, memory beat, or cutaway for winter routines, home maintenance, or prewar American domestic life.
Historical context: The footage places ordinary outdoor work within a residential Michigan setting, showing practical seasonal upkeep without making broader claims beyond the visible scene.
Research note: A person and residential exteriors are visible, so likeness and property context may need review even though no logos, children, or audible music are indicated.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 Michigan 8mm home movie, man shoveling snow, winter yard work, residential home footage, and everyday 1930s American life.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Michigan 1939 residential material, and finally with winter chores or home-maintenance themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 Michigan home-movie footage, a man in dark clothing shovels beside patchy snow, a shrub, and nearby houses. — A man works with a shovel in a snowy residential yard beside houses and a low fence.

The man moves across the Michigan yard with a shovel, with snow patches, a dark shrub, and house exteriors behind him. — The man steps through the yard carrying or repositioning the shovel near patchy snow.

A man bends while using a shovel in a 1939 Michigan residential yard, with snow, bare ground, and house exteriors visible. — The man leans into the yard work, shoveling near the shrub and uneven snow cover.

The man continues shoveling at the edge of the Michigan yard, framed by snow patches, bare soil, a shrub, and residential buildings. — The final frame shows the man bent over the shovel at the edge of the snowy yard.

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