Saint Francis Kansas-1959: Man and Woman on Porch of 1950s House

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationSaint Francis, Kansas, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 Saint Francis Kansas

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Man and Woman on Porch of 1950s House — Clip Details

SAINT FRANCIS KANSAS-1959: A man in overalls and a hat stands on the porch of a white-sided house as a woman in a dark dress steps inside. The scene captures a quiet, sunlit moment of domestic life in the late 1950s, with the couple's interaction suggesting a familiar routine. The footage, shot on 8mm film, displays characteristic grain and color shifts of the era, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American home life. The final frame shifts to a street view with vintage cars and a theater sign, reinforcing the period setting.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 125882225

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: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1959 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: Saint Francis, 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: Useful for requests needing late-1950s small-town Kansas domestic home-movie footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences.
Period detail: The white clapboard siding, storm door, porch step, dress, overalls, and brimmed hat support a 1950s rural or small-town household setting.
Home-movie behavior: The brief exchange at the doorway feels unstaged, with a woman moving in and out as a man stands casually near the porch.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white-sided house, dark doorway, screen or storm door, porch step, adult woman in a dark dress, adult man in overalls and hat, windows, and strong sun shadows.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, slight color shift, exposure variation, and a contact-sheet frame cadence typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a domestic-life insert, rural family-memory beat, porch cutaway, or transition into a broader 1950s Saint Francis sequence.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for ordinary mid-century home life, emphasizing exterior domestic space and everyday interaction rather than a public event.
Research note: People are visible and may require likeness review; any visible brands or signage elsewhere in the clip should be checked separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Searches might include 1959 Kansas home movie, 1950s porch scene, rural domestic life, man in overalls, woman entering house, and 8mm small-town footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Saint Francis 1959 footage, then broader 1950s domestic, porch, house exterior, or small-town street scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In Saint Francis, Kansas, 1959, a man in overalls and hat stands by a woman at the porch doorway of a white-sided house. — A man and woman stand near the doorway of a sunlit white-sided house.

A woman in a dark dress stands beside a man in overalls at a Saint Francis house porch in 1959 home-movie footage. — The woman stands near the open doorway while the man remains beside the porch.

The woman reaches toward the doorway as the man in overalls stands nearby outside the white-sided Kansas house. — The woman gestures or reaches toward the doorway with the man standing beside her.

A man in overalls and a hat stands alone near the doorway of the Saint Francis house as the porch scene ends. — The man remains outside by the doorway after the woman has moved out of view.

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