Cheyenne County Kansas-1958: Two Men Interacting and a Gold Fish in Aquarium

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

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Two Men Interacting and a Gold Fish in Aquarium — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1958, this vintage home movie captures a quiet moment in Cheyenne County, Kansas. Two men interact near a doorway, one standing and gesturing while the other sits in a chair, their figures silhouetted against a dimly lit interior. The scene transitions to a close-up of a golden fish swimming in an aquarium, its vibrant orange hue glowing against the dark water and a textured yellow background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color shifts, and a nostalgic, intimate atmosphere typical of mid-century home recordings.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125881049

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s 8mm home-movie clip useful for documentary or museum edits needing quiet domestic interaction and an aquarium cutaway from rural Kansas footage.
Period detail: The clothing, chair, doorway, and dim interior may show mid-century home surroundings consistent with the supplied 1958 Cheyenne County, Kansas metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The standing man appears to gesture casually toward a seated man, giving the clip an unstaged home-movie record of everyday interaction.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, a chair, doorway or window framing, interior shadows, curtain-like fabric, an aquarium, dark water, and an orange-gold fish.
Film character: The scan shows dense 8mm grain, strong color shifts, low-light exposure, soft focus, and handheld framing that preserve the texture of original physical film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a memory beat, domestic-life insert, interpersonal cutaway, or transition between human interior footage and aquarium detail.
Historical context: The clip offers a small visual record of leisure and domestic presence without enough evidence to identify the men, household, or occasion.
Research note: People are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, personal rights, and any property concerns should be checked separately before use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1958 Kansas 8mm home movie, Cheyenne County domestic interior, two men in doorway, and gold fish aquarium cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then with other 1958 Cheyenne County footage, then with broader mid-century home interiors or aquarium imagery.

Still Frames From This Clip

1958 8mm Kansas home-movie frame showing an orange-gold fish in a dim aquarium with dark water and a yellow textured backdrop. — Orange-gold fish moves through a dark aquarium in the opening frame.

Two adult men appear in a low-light 1958 Cheyenne County, Kansas interior, one standing and one seated near a doorway or window. — A standing man faces a seated man in a shadowed interior.

In the 1958 Kansas home-movie frame, a standing adult man gestures toward a seated adult man in a chair near a dark doorway. — The standing man gestures toward the seated man during a quiet interior moment.

A 1958 Cheyenne County, Kansas home-movie frame shows a standing man leaning toward a seated man, both partly silhouetted indoors. — The standing man leans in beside the seated man near the doorway.

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