Michigan-1959: Man Dining and Relaxing in Armchair

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

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Man Dining and Relaxing in Armchair — Clip Details

A man in a white tank top and glasses enjoys a meal with family at a dining table, then relaxes in a green armchair in a mid-century home. The footage, shot on 8mm film in 1959, captures intimate domestic moments with warm, slightly faded colors and natural film grain. The setting features patterned wallpaper and a vintage glass lamp, evoking authentic mid-century Americana. This home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse into everyday life in Michigan during the late 1950s.

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: 125573542

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 home-life requests needing authentic domestic dining, family presence, or quiet living-room rest footage.
Period detail: The white undershirt, patterned wallpaper, glass table lamp, and green armchair may show late-1950s middle-class interior style.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged family proximity as a man eats at a table, smokes, and relaxes in an armchair inside a private home.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include adults at a dining table, small glasses, plates, a green armchair, patterned wallpaper, a glass lamp, and dark door trim.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and warm faded color typical of handheld home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a domestic-life insert, memory beat, or transition between family meal and quiet evening scenes.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for everyday private interiors and casual family routines in Michigan home-movie footage from 1959.
Research note: People, faces, likeness rights, and a private interior are visible, so copyright status should be reviewed separately from privacy and property concerns.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1959 Michigan home movie, 1950s family dinner, man in armchair, mid-century living room, and 8mm domestic footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel scenes, then Michigan 1959 interiors, then broader 1950s family dining or living-room home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Michigan home-movie frame showing adults gathered at a dining table, including a man in glasses and a white undershirt. — Adults sit around a dining table during a casual family meal.

1959 Michigan interior with a man in glasses resting in a green armchair near patterned wallpaper and a glass lamp. — A man relaxes in a green armchair inside the home.

Home-movie frame from 1959 Michigan showing a man resting in a green armchair with a glass lamp nearby. — The man reclines with his hand near his mouth in the living-room chair.

Soft 8mm frame of a man resting in a green armchair in a 1959 Michigan private interior. — The clip ends on a softer view of the man resting in the chair.

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