Saint Francis Kansas-1958: Man Sweeping Roadside and Using Power Tiller at Night

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

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Man Sweeping Roadside and Using Power Tiller at Night — Clip Details

SAINT FRANCIS KANSAS-1958: A man in overalls and a cap uses a push broom to sweep a gravel roadside, then transitions to trimming hedges with a manual tool. The footage, shot on 8mm film, captures a quiet suburban moment with vintage cars and a house in the background. The final scene shows a shirtless man operating a red power tiller at night. The film exhibits natural grain, slight motion blur, and the warm, faded color palette characteristic of 1950s home movies. This authentic archival footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American domestic life and yard work.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorNight
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125881178

Rights & Clearance

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 (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Saint Francis, Kansas, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s Kansas home-movie footage suited to documentary inserts about everyday domestic chores, roadside upkeep, yard work, and small-town residential routines.
Period detail: The clip shows period clues including faded 8mm color, work overalls, a cap, older parked cars, a residential street, and hand-operated yard tools.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has an unstaged home-movie feel, observing a man sweeping near a roadside, trimming shrubs, and later operating a tiller after dark.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in work clothes, push broom, gravel roadside, utility pole, shrubs, lawn, parked vintage cars, and a red power tiller at night.
Film character: The 8mm scan carries soft focus, handheld framing, motion blur, uneven exposure, visible grain, and warm faded color typical of mid-century home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, transition, or memory beat for ordinary maintenance, neighborhood life, or domestic labor in the late 1950s.
Historical context: The clip visually places yard and roadside chores within a quiet residential setting, showing practical manual labor around a home and street edge.
Research note: People are visible and may require likeness review; no logos are apparent, but copyright, location, and property considerations should be checked separately.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1958 Saint Francis Kansas home movie, 1950s yard work, man sweeping roadside, hedge trimming, and night power tiller footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1958 Saint Francis material, then related clips of mid-century home maintenance and small-town streets.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 Saint Francis, Kansas footage, a man in overalls and cap sweeps near a gravel roadside with vintage cars in the background. — A man sweeps along the roadside in a residential area.

A man in work clothes moves along the roadside with a broom in Saint Francis, Kansas, with grass, shrubs, and older cars behind him. — The man carries or pushes the broom along the edge of the yard.

The home-movie frame shows a man working near flowering shrubs along a roadside in Saint Francis, Kansas, with vintage cars beyond the yard. — A man works at the shrubs beside the road.

At night, a shirtless man operates a red power tiller in a dark yard, continuing the domestic work sequence from the 1958 home movie. — A man uses a red power tiller after dark.

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