Michigan-1959: Man in Checkered Shirt Handling Cloth and Book, Woman Moving Dish Stand

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

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Man in Checkered Shirt Handling Cloth and Book, Woman... — Clip Details

MICHIGAN-1959: A man in a black-and-white checkered shirt and gray trousers handles a white cloth and a book in a home setting. The scene shifts to a woman in a dark sweater moving a tiered dish stand. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures candid domestic moments with natural lighting and authentic mid-century clothing and decor. The footage shows slight motion blur and film grain, characteristic of 1950s home recordings.

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: 125515173

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: Useful for 1950s Michigan domestic-life requests needing brief home-interior cutaways with adults handling household objects.
Period detail: The checkered shirt, gray trousers, wood flooring, folding chairs, and tiered dish stand may show late-1950s middle-class home decor and clothing.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged household movement as a man handles a cloth and book while a woman passes through the room with a dish stand.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a checkered shirt, gray trousers, white cloth, book or pamphlet, folding chairs, wood floor, green wall, and tiered dish stand.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, handheld framing, visible grain, exposure variation, and motion blur typical of brief home-movie interiors.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short domestic insert, transition, memory beat, or cutaway for mid-century family-home atmosphere.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for informal indoor household activity in a Michigan home setting, without identifying the people or occasion.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness, privacy, and property considerations should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1959 Michigan home movie interiors, 8mm domestic footage, mid-century household activity, and adults in vintage clothing.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Michigan 1959 home interiors, then broader 1950s domestic-life footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1959 Michigan home interior, a man in a checkered shirt stands by folding chairs while handling a white cloth. — A man handles a white cloth in a domestic interior with chairs and wood flooring.

The man in a black-and-white checkered shirt holds a white cloth in a softly lit Michigan home interior. — The man continues handling the white cloth near folding chairs in the room.

A man in a checkered shirt holds a white cloth and a yellow booklet or package in a 1959 Michigan home setting. — The man holds a cloth and a small yellow booklet or package in the home interior.

A woman in a dark sweater moves through the Michigan home interior beside a tiered dish stand and doorway. — A woman moves near a tiered dish stand and doorway in the domestic interior.

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