Michigan-1959: Man in Checkered Shirt Opening Gift Box

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationMichigan, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 in Michigan

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Man in Checkered Shirt Opening Gift Box — Clip Details

A man in a black-and-white checkered shirt and grey trousers opens a green and white gift box in a dimly lit home interior, captured on 8mm film in 1959. The vintage footage shows him carefully lifting the lid of the box, revealing its contents, with a wooden floor and mid-century furniture visible in the background. The grainy, color-bleached quality of the Super 8 film adds to the nostalgic, authentic feel of this home movie moment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 125515158

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 2228 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: howard black,
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: flint michigan
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: Michigan, 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: 1959 Michigan home-movie footage for productions needing a brief domestic gift-opening moment with an adult man in a mid-century interior.
Period detail: The checked shirt, high-waisted grey trousers, wooden floor, and simple upholstered chairs may show late-1950s home dress and furnishings.
Home-movie behavior: The man bends over the box and handles it carefully, giving the scene an unstaged family-gathering quality.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a checked shirt, grey trousers, a green-and-white patterned box, a pale lid or tissue, wooden flooring, chairs, and dim room lighting.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and color fading that preserve the physical texture of a family film reel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or domestic cutaway within a sequence about holidays, gifts, family interiors, or mid-century home life.
Historical context: The clip offers a small view of private domestic life in Michigan in 1959 without documenting a public event or identifiable landmark.
Research note: A visible adult and private interior suggest likeness and property review may be needed, while no logos or audible music are indicated in the supplied metadata.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1959 Michigan home movie gift opening, 8mm man opening present indoors, and mid-century family interior footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Michigan 1959 home interiors, then with other gift-opening or family gathering footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1959 Michigan home interior, a man in a black-and-white checked shirt and grey trousers bends toward an unseen box. — The man leans forward before opening the gift box.

The man stands indoors holding a green-and-white patterned gift box, with chairs and wooden flooring behind him. — He brings the patterned gift box into view.

The man bends down over a pale box lid or wrapping, continuing the gift-opening action inside the home. — He lowers the lid or wrapping while opening the gift.

The man continues leaning over the opened box or wrapping in the dim Michigan home interior. — The opened box or wrapping rests in front of him.

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