Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.
CHEYENNE COUNTY KANSAS-1959: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a classic dark blue truck transporting goods along a rural highway. The footage, shot from a moving vehicle, shows the truck passing a prominent highway sign for routes 40 and 13. The landscape is flat and open with dry grass, and the film exhibits characteristic grain, scratches, and color fading from the 1950s. The scene evokes a sense of mid-century Americana and everyday transportation in the American heartland.
Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.
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.
Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.
More from United States across other decades
1950s footage from around the world
1950s footage also from United States
Clips with similar subjects and themes