Michigan-1959: A Woman Relaxing in a 1950s Living Room with TV and Lamp

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

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A Woman Relaxing in a 1950s Living Room with TV and Lamp — Clip Details

MICHIGAN-1959: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a cozy living room scene from the late 1950s. A classic black-and-white television sits on a stand, its screen glowing softly. A woman in a white sleeveless top and plaid skirt relaxes in a green armchair, sipping from a glass. Another woman in a patterned dress joins her, and a table lamp with a striped shade casts a warm glow. The footage shows the grainy texture and slight blur of Super 8 film, evoking a nostalgic, intimate moment of domestic life.

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: 125573371

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 documentary or educational edits needing late-1950s Michigan home-movie footage of everyday domestic leisure in a private living room.
Period detail: Visible period clues include a box-style television on a stand, mid-century armchairs, a side table, and a striped-shade floor lamp in a modest interior.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged household moment as women sit, drink, and relax while the camera observes from inside the room.
What appears in frame: The frames show a glowing television, curtained windows, green armchairs, a woman holding a glass, a side table, and a lit striped lamp.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a domestic-life insert, memory beat, or quiet transition into a sequence about mid-century family interiors.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for late-1950s home entertainment and informal indoor leisure without identifying the household or occasion.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property considerations may require review separate from any film copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s Michigan home movie living room, 8mm woman drinking indoors, vintage television family interior, and mid-century domestic life.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent scenes from the same reel, then other Michigan 1959 interiors, then related 1950s home entertainment and family leisure footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Michigan home-movie frame showing a private living room with a glowing television, curtains, furniture, and a floral arrangement. — A box-style television glows in a curtained living room.

1959 Michigan home-movie frame of a woman relaxing in a green armchair inside a private living room, holding a drink. — A woman sits in an armchair and drinks in the living room.

1959 Michigan home-movie frame showing a woman in an armchair beside a lit striped lamp, side table, and curtained wall. — A woman sits beside a glowing striped lamp and side table.

1959 Michigan home-movie frame with two women in a private living room, a lit striped lamp, side table, and armchair. — Two women appear in the living room as one sits near the lamp.

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