Cheyenne County Kansas-1958: Autumn Leaves Swaying in Trees

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationCheyenne, Kansas, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Kansas

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Autumn Leaves Swaying in Trees — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a vibrant autumn scene in Cheyenne County, Kansas. The camera tilts upward through a canopy of trees, their leaves ablaze in rich reds, oranges, and yellows against a deep blue sky. The footage shows natural movement as the foliage sways gently in a breeze, with visible film grain and slight color shifts characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era. This archival clip evokes nostalgia and is ideal for historical documentaries, nature montages, or retro-themed projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125879956

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Cheyenne, Kansas, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for 1950s Kansas home-movie nature footage, especially autumn foliage inserts for documentary, education, museum, or period-memory sequences.
Period detail: The frames offer few date-specific clues beyond the 1958 8mm source metadata, showing mature trees with red-orange leaves against blue sky in a rural or small-town outdoor setting.
Home-movie behavior: The camera studies treetops from below with a brief upward-looking, handheld perspective, preserving an unstaged observation of seasonal color and moving leaves.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include red and orange autumn leaves, darker evergreen or shadowed branches, patches of deep blue sky, bare limbs, soft focus, and a faint utility line.
Film character: The scan carries 8mm home-movie texture through saturated color, visible grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing across the canopy.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a seasonal cutaway, quiet transition, memory beat, or establishing nature insert between family, rural, or Midwest archive scenes.
Historical context: The clip documents a non-event outdoor moment, useful as visual context for mid-century home-movie attention to landscape, weather, and seasonal change.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright status and any location-specific use concerns separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1958 8mm autumn foliage, Kansas home movie trees, Cheyenne County fall leaves, vintage Midwest nature footage, and swaying treetop cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Cheyenne County material, then broader Kansas or Midwest autumn landscape footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 8mm home-movie frame from Cheyenne County, Kansas, looking up into red-orange autumn foliage and shadowed branches. — Handheld view into autumn leaves and dark branches against a blue sky.

1958 Cheyenne County, Kansas foliage frame showing dense orange-red leaves mixed with darker branches and blue sky gaps. — Dense fall canopy fills the frame with saturated orange and red foliage.

Cheyenne County, Kansas 1958 home-movie frame with a close, handheld view of orange autumn leaves and branching canopy. — Close treetop view with orange leaves, branches, and patches of blue sky.

1958 Kansas 8mm frame showing autumn treetops, bare branches, deep blue sky, and faint utility lines near the edge. — Autumn treetops and bare limbs stand out against a saturated blue sky.

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