New York USA-1954: Man Sliding Down Metal Slide in Forest

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Year1954
Decade1950s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man Sliding Down Metal Slide in Forest — Clip Details

A shirtless man with glasses slides down a tall metal slide in a wooded outdoor setting, captured on vintage 8mm film in 1954. The scene unfolds in a forested area with lush green trees and dappled sunlight filtering through the canopy. The man grips the slide's sides as he descends, his expression shifting from anticipation to exhilaration. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural lighting, evoking a nostalgic summer day at a backyard or campsite. This authentic home movie captures a candid moment of playful joy from mid-century America.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 125300475

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: 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 1069 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: barlans, bears house,goodmans,bar mitzvah,steve
Reel-level year note: 1953-1954
Reel-level location note: new york city
Date: 1954 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: New York, 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 home-movie requests needing an outdoor recreation insert of an adult man on a metal slide in a wooded New York setting.
Period detail: The frame may show mid-century leisure dress and playground equipment, with a tall metal slide set among trees rather than a formal urban park.
Home-movie behavior: The man’s cautious grip and expressive descent give the clip an unstaged, playful home-movie quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a shirtless adult man with glasses, a tall metal slide, ladder supports, dense green trees, grass, dappled sunlight, and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, visible grain, slight blur, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that preserve its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief memory beat, recreation cutaway, summer-camp insert, or transitional flash of mid-century play.
Historical context: The clip reflects informal outdoor leisure in archival home-movie footage, without enough visual evidence to identify the exact site or event.
Research note: A recognizable adult face is visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from copyright or footage licensing checks.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1950s 8mm New York home movies, adult man on metal slide, wooded camp recreation, and vintage outdoor play footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1954 New York outdoor home movies, then broader mid-century recreation or camp scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A tall metal slide stands among trees in a wooded New York outdoor setting, filmed on 8mm home-movie stock. — The slide and its ladder appear in a shaded wooded clearing before the man descends.

A shirtless adult man with glasses prepares to descend a tall metal slide in a wooded New York setting. — The man sits high on the slide, framed by tree branches and summer foliage.

The adult man is midway down the metal slide, his face visible as trees fill the background. — Mid-descent, the man’s posture shows the playful motion captured by the home-movie camera.

The man nears the bottom of the tall metal slide, with glasses and facial features visible in the 1954 New York home-movie frame. — The slide run ends near grass and trees, with the man facing the camera.

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